Judith Ann Sims

Judith Ann Sims, a beloved mother, grandmother, and treasured member of her community, passed away peacefully at home on March 28, 2025, at the age of 84 in Beach Park, Illinois. Born on February 1, 1941, in Burlington, Wisconsin.

Judith was a proud graduate of St. Mary’s Catholic School in Burlington, Wisconsin, where she laid the foundation for a lifelong commitment to learning and personal growth.

Judy was an extraordinary woman who enjoyed hosting family holidays. On those holidays her home was always full. Her love for family ran deep and it was returned to her tenfold. She had a kind and compassionate heart and was always willing to help.

In her younger years she enjoyed planting her flowers, raising monarch butterflies and having a vegetable garden. She had been part of the garden club. She loved to paint, and she was also a great quilter.

Judy retired from Abbott and enjoyed many years of traveling across the world.

Our hearts are broken however, we rejoice that she is whole and in the arms of Jesus, where her eternal home is. Judy will be missed here on earth, but our hearts are full knowing she lived her life well. We will cherish all memories. Love you forever, until we see you again.

She is survived by her loving children, Diana (Sims) Reid Gonzales and husband Hector, Michael Sims and his wife Yrma, Kevin Sims and wife Carmen Pagers and Jennifer (Sims) Barrett and husband Steve; grandchildren, Letitia (Sims) Wideikis and her husband Miles, Michael Reid Jr., Tiffany Reid, Priscilla Sims, Nadya (Sims) and her husband Nicholas O’Shea, Evan Sims and his wife Morgan Lynch, Coulson Sims and his wife Taitum Stevens, Valerie Sims, Sylar Barrett, Dresden Barrett, Douglas Pagers, Delaney Appelhans, and Kyle Appelhans; great grandchildren, Dominic Reid, Miles Wideikis, Jr., Dean Wideikis, Braelynn Sims, Roy Sims, Kinsley Sims, Jed Sims, Cecila Pagers and Savannah Pagers; siblings, James Trimberger and wife Jeanne Golden, Janice (Trimberger) VonHaden, and JoAnn (Trimberger) Salmon; dear friend, Jan Zelinski; close cousin, Carol Lehsten; brother-in-law, David Luebbers and many loving nieces and nephews and extended family.

Judith is preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Celeste (Siehoff) Trimberger; sisters, Joyce (Trimberger) Zilisch and Jackie (Trimberger) Luebbers; son-in-law, Michael Reid; ex-husband, Kenneth Sims; brother-in-law, Terry VonHaden and granddaughter, Samantha (Falcone) Reid.