NameJudith Marie Tallman
Birth15 Apr 1938, Honesdale, Wayne Co, PA
Death28 Sep 2015, Hawley, Wayne Co, PA
Burial1 Oct 2015, Indian Orchard Cem, Indian Orchard, Wayne Co, PA
Misc. Notes
Married Paul Freethy, lived in Hawley
Children: Eric, Bruce, Karl and Jason.
[Obituary] Wayne Independent - 29 Sept 2015
Judith M. Tallman Freethy Rimlinger, 77, of Hawley, died on Monday, September 28, 2015 at her home. She is survived by her husband of 26 years, Henry "Hank" Rimlinger. The couple married on December 2, 1989. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul C. Freethy in 1988.
Born on April 15, 1938 in Honesdale, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Kathryn Hosey Tallman.
After graduating from Honesdale High School, she was employed at Bell Telephone in Honesdale. After she and Paul were married, they moved to New York and worked at US Trust Co. on Wall Street. Later they returned to Hawley and bought Riverdale Motel and opened P.J.'s Garden Center.
Judy was a 20 year member and treasurer of the Wayne-Pike Chapter for Human Life. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Honesdale and a member of the former St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in White Mills. She was also an active member of the Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel in Honesdale.
Also surviving are her sons Eric Freethy and wife Brenda of Honesdale, Bruce Freethy and Jason Freethy and wife Dana, all of Hawley; step-sons Daniel Rimlinger and wife Lisa of Buckeye, AZ and Tim Rimlinger and wife Kim of Collegeville, PA; her sister Kathryn Babyak and husband John of White Mills; grandchildren Dustin, Natasha, Nicholas, Scott, Michael, Lydia and Nathan Freethy; step-grandchildren Nikki and Darren Rimlinger; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her son Karl Freethy and brothers Raymond and John Tallman.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, October 1st at St. John the Evangelist Church, Honesdale at 11 am. Interment will follow in Indian Orchard Cemetery. Friends may visit Hessling Funeral Home, Inc., 428 Main St. Honesdale on Wednesday, 4 to 7.
Spouses
Birth19 May 1934, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, PA
Death1 Jan 1988, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, PA
MemoMercy Hospital
BurialIndian Orchard Cem, Indian Orchard, Wayne Co, PA
Misc. Notes
Son of Frederick C Freethy and Helen H Siedler
[Obituary] Scrantonian Tribune - Sun, 3 Jan 1988, pg 24
Paul Freethy
Paul Charles Freethy, RD 1 Hawley, died Friday in Mercy Hospital where he had been a patient for the past seven weeks. His wife is the former Judith Tallman.
Born in Scranton, son of the late Frederick and Helen Siedler Freethy, he lived in Hawley most of his life and owned and operated PJ's Farm Market and Garden Center for many years. He had previously worked for Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. and Bethlehem Steel and had been a proprietor of Marshall E. Bunting Contracting Co. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Hawley.
Also surviving are three sons, Eric, Hawley; Bruce and Jason, both at home; three grandchildren; an aunt, Margaret Ornstine, Hyattsville, Md.; an uncle, Clarence Siedler, Scranton; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a son, Karl, in 1981, and a brother, Kenneth, in 1978.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a:m. from Franklin J. Myers Funeral Home, Inc., 1403 N. Main St., Honesdale, with the Rev. John R. Warren, pastor, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Honesdale, offi-ciating. Interment, Indian Orchard Cemetery.
There will be no calling hours.
Marriage1960, Manhattan, New York City, NY
Birth28 Nov 1932, Palmyra Twp, Wayne Co, PA
Death1 Feb 2022, Honesdale, Wayne Co, PA
MemoWayne Memorial Hospital
BurialIndian Orchard Cem, Indian Orchard, Wayne Co, PA