Judith Anne “Judy” Roush, of Hillsboro, passed away Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. She was 82.
Judy was born Aug. 10, 1942 in East Liberty, Ohio, the daughter of the late Howard and Geraldine Robson.
Judy was a 1960 graduate of Perry-Zane High School in East Liberty, earned her bachelor’s degree in education at Ohio University in 1964, and took continuing education coursework at Ohio State University and Miami University.
She served more than 25 years as an elementary school teacher, mostly with Hillsboro City Schools but also taught at Worthington, Talawanda in Oxford and Northmont in Montgomery County early in her career as an educator. She was a longtime member of the Hillsboro Church of Christ, and was a member of the Fairview Church of Christ for many years.
On June 25, 1966, she married Wesley Kenneth “Ken” Roush, who preceded her in death on Sept. 16, 2020, after 54 years of marriage. She loved God and her family with an unwavering passion, and had written on a card that was placed in her Bible beside her bed, “Heavenly Father, I thank you for the victory I have in you. You are my refuge, my strength, and my reward. All I need is in you.”
She is survived by her five children, Steve (Helen) Roush, of Hillsboro; Eric (Stephanie) Roush, of Waynesville; Sheila (Eric) Pancallo, of Marysville; Grant Roush, of Seattle; and Kristen (Clay) Timmerman, of Coldwater; nine grandchildren, Wesley Roush, Isaac Roush, Liam Roush, Grace Pancallo, Carter Pancallo, Ada Pancallo, Clara Pancallo, Matilda Timmerman and Josephine Timmerman; three brothers, Dr. John (Diane) Robson, of West Liberty, Dr. Jerome (Corrine) Robson, of Modesto, Calif., and Dr. Jason Robson, of Bellefontaine; two sisters, Nancy Robson, of East Liberty, and Sara (David) Hemminger, of Fort Wayne, Ind. a brother-in-law, Glenn (Anne) Roush, of Hillsboro; two sisters-in-law, Elaine Glenn, of Hillsboro, and Sally (Bill) Rogers of Hillsboro; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Makenna Roush; a brother-in-law, Dr. C. Ted Roush, along with Ted’s wife, Mary Roush; Karen Robson, the wife of Dr. Jason Robson, and Danny Glenn, the husband of Elaine Glenn.
Services will be Friday, Aug. 23, at noon at the Hillsboro Church of Christ. Calling hours will be from 10 a.m. Friday until the time of the service at the church. Dr. Jason Robson will officiate. Burial will follow at the Barnes Cemetery near Fairview.
Memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the Highland County Historical Society.
The Thompson Funeral Home is serving the family. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.thompsonfuneralhomes.com.
