Judith Ann (Blanchard) Brunquell

Judith Ann (Blanchard) Brunquell, 68, of Scituate passed away July 8, 2016 surrounded by her family after courageously fighting an extended illness.

Judy was the loving mother of Amy Brunquell Korber and Christopher Brunquell; and the grandmother of Jayden, Mason, and Nathan Korber.  She will be fondly remembered by her son Christopher; her daughter Amy and her husband John Korber all of Glastonbury, CT.  Judy was the dear sister of Martha B. Twigg and her husband Richard Twigg of Norwell, MA; and her brother Dr. Jim Blanchard and his wife Dr. Terry Sweeney of El Granada, CA. She is also survived by Dr. Philip Brunquell of Glastonbury, CT. 

Judy was born in Quincy and grew up in Scituate, the daughter of the late Dr. Herbert N. Blanchard and Eleanor (Sands) Blanchard.   She was a graduate of Scituate High School, Connecticut College, and Columbia University School of Nursing.   Judy worked as a research assistant at Harvard Medical School, Albany Medical School and Brown University. She was a pediatric nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital until she and her husband started their family and she devoted her energies to her children’s activities. 

The family wishes to acknowledge and thank the extremely dedicated and caring staff at Cardigan Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Scituate, for the remarkable long-term care they gave Judy.

A memorial service in celebration of Judy’s life will be held at the Harbor United Methodist Church, Scituate on August 6th at 11:30am.   In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Judy may be made to the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (www.mass.hdsa.org) and directed for research purposes.

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