Judith Ann Rabeler Chambers
February 14, 1949 - April 12, 2021
Judith Ann Rabeler Chambers Obituary
ONEONTA - Judith "Judy" Ann Rabeler Chambers died peacefully on April 12, 2021, surrounded by her family.
Born on Feb. 14, 1949, in Delhi, to Henry and Doris (Thomson) Rabeler, Judy grew up on the family dairy farm in Bovina, which has been in her family since the mid-1880s.
She graduated from South Kortright Central School in 1967 and was a 1969 graduate of Concordia College, Bronxville.
On Aug. 8, 1970, Judy married her husband, Wayne S. Chambers, in Delhi.
After graduating from Orange County Community College in 1973 she began her nursing career at Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern. The family relocated to the Oneonta area in 1985 to be closer to family as their children grew.
Her 30-year career as an RN at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta was mainly spent on 1 North where Judy retired appreciated by her patients and highly respected and admired by her 1 North peers, who most recently provided her loving care during her final days.
Judy will be remembered for the loving attentive care of her family especially by providing plenty of homemade family recipe cookies at Christmas and her dedication to her nursing career which she reflected upon on as her calling.
She was predeceased by her parents; brother-in-law, Keith Chambers; and several aunts and uncles.
In addition to her husband, Wayne, of more than 50 years of Oneonta, Judy is survived by her daughter, Kara Chambers of Voorheesville; son, Joshua Chambers currently stationed in Virginia; grandchildren, Hayden and Sawyer Chambers; sister, Dianne Rabeler Abele of Albany; brother-in-law, Lloyd Chambers of Mount Vision; sister-in-law, Rita (Fred) Johnson of Idaho; sister-in-law, Roberta Chambers Edholm of West Oneonta; several nieces, nephews, cousins and caring friends.
Services will be held and announced at a later date.
The family requests that memorial donations may be made to Parkinson's Foundation, 200 SE 1st St., Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131, or Multiple System Atrophy Coalition, 7918 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 300, McLean, VA 22102, or Bovina Volunteer Fire Department, 36 Maple Ave., Bovina Center, NY 13740, or Bovina Historical Society, P.O. Box 119, Bovina Center, NY 13740.
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ONEONTA - Judith "Judy" Ann Rabeler Chambers died peacefully on April 12, 2021, surrounded by her family.
Born on Feb. 14, 1949, in Delhi, to Henry and Doris (Thomson) Rabeler, Judy grew up on the family dairy farm in Bovina, which has been in her family since the mid-1880s.
She graduated from South Kortright Central School in 1967 a
Published on April 15, 2021
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