Judith CROOKS Obituary

So sorry for your loss. Hope you will solace that Judy is now with her beloved Nip.

An awesome lady always a smile easy to get on with. Rest in peace.

Rest in peace Judy, I have such fond memories of both you and Nip from back in the day. I´m so sorry I was unable to attend your funeral and celebrate your life, though was there in spirit. To the rest of the family been thinking of you all and again sorry I wasn´t there to support you.

Loving memory to a lovely,fun loving friend

Karen,Vaughan and extended family,so sorry to read of your beautiful mums passing.Will miss her popping into work and having our wee catch ups,always a beautiful smile and a joke or two we have had over the years when grocery shopping at Newfield New World,more recently at Post getting her rego for car,that she forgot about,will miss her lovely smile and chats...
RIP beautiful lady

Debbie McLaughlin

So very sorry for your loss of your Mum, Lyndal... sending our love from Brisbane... love Lyn( Marks sister)

Judy was a kind and thoughtful friend to mum and dad (Tom and Lew O'Connor), our sincere sympathy to the Crooks family.
Stephen, Tina and Shelley O'Connor.

Thoughts are with you Karen and families at this sad time. From memories of along time ago she was such a fun loving lady with alot of heart.
Thinking of you all.
Shirlee & Neil

Sorry we aren't there with you physically today but we are in spirit and know that there will be many a good story, tears and laughter shared in celebrating Judy's life.


Al and I first met Judy and Nip when we turned up at the family home at Wilcox Road late one Saturday night in several carloads  with Cheryl and Tony and a number of the racing fraternity, (needless to say we were all in various stages of intoxication) Judy welcomed us into her home with a  smile on her face and joined in with our banter making us feel very much at home. 


When we think of Judy we think of her smile, cheeky glint in her eye and her impish sense of humour.  Characteristics that you see very clearly in all her children.


Judy's sense of humour was often demonstrated in ditty's that she wrote,  we were "privileged" to be her subject on more than one occasion.  One in particular was when Judy and Cheryl  conspired to teach me a lesson after I put my foot in my mouth when I made a derogatory comment about people who have gnomes in their gardens - not realising that Judy had several gnomes in her garden and that I had walked past them several times to get into their house. 


After being away on holiday Al and I arrived home,  and as we walked in the door we were greeted by a wolf-whistle as we came through the front door and found that a whole gathering of gnomes had taken up residence in our home and partied for several days leaving empty beer bottles and debry all over the place with this note:






Message received Judy: " No messing with the Gnomies" we will always remember you with a smile.


We are thinking of you all today.






Ange and Al Smith
Christchurch

Thoughts are with you all at this sad time loved meeting and getting to know Judy a little from Margaret and Woodsey

To Judys family, we are thinking of you all at this very sad time. Judy and I met when we were both 13 at JHHS and have remained friends ever since. I shall miss our times of catching up. With love to you all, Patsy & Paddy Williams

Cheryl , Tony and family please accept my sympathy and condolences in the passing of mother.

Cher and Tr , and girls ,,,,,sincerest condolances,,,

Karen, Vaughn and family
Our condolences on the passing of your Mum, Mother-in-law and grandmother.

Cheryl and Tony, Gary and families, please accept my deepest sympathies and condolences in the passing of Judy.

Beautiful memories of a great lady. I will miss our catchups and gin sessions, of which were many. Im sure Nip will be there to meet you, friend forever, love Steve

My heartfelt sympathy to you all at this very sad time

Deepest sympathy to Crooksie. Sheryl and other family members ,Thinking of you all at this sad time.

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always. All our love Margaret & Peter

Dear Judy, long time friend from 1st day at JHHS 1958. We will so miss your cheery little face at our 6 monthly reunions, and our wine at George Street later. Rest in peace, good friend.

Dearly loved daughter of the late Norman and Gwen Hayes. Loved sister of Neville* Hayes and Vicky Drain, loved sister-in-law of Pat and Allan* McLellan, Owen* and Anne Crooks, Jenny and Les* Booth. A much loved aunty of her nieces and nephews.
(*denotes deceased)