Judith Derschan, 66, of Lemmon passed away on Sunday at her son's home in Dell Rapids.

Her Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, July 23, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Lemmon. Interment will be in the Greenhill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Friday in the church.

Judith Ann Winiger was born on January 10, 1944 at Seattle, Washington. She was adopted in 1949 by Eva and Joseph Winiger. They made their home in Lacenter, WA and Judith attended school in Ridgefield, WA and Springfield, OR. through eight grades. She moved with her family to Mandan, ND. Judith was married to John Derschan on January 20, 1962 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church at Mandan, ND. They made their home on their farm's near Lemmon, SD. Judith was the housekeeper for St. Mary Catholic Church in Lemmon for several years. John passed away in 2009. Judith moved into Lemmon until early this summer, when illness moved her to her son's home in Dell Rapids.

She was a member of the St. Mary Catholic Church in Lemmon.

Those left to cherish her memory are her three sons, Joseph of Lemmon, David (Roberta) of Dell Rapids, and Michael of Olathe, KS; her two daughters, Elizabeth (Reed) Veal of Green River, WY and Theresa (Gary) Wells of Lemmon, SD; her four grandchildren, Molly Veal, Wendy Veal, Chandler Derschan, and Broox Derschan; and her brother, Albert Winiger of Longview, WA.