WICHITA – Judith "Judy" Schonhoff, 79, died Friday, August 27, 2021 at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita.

She was born October 31, 1941 at Waco, Texas, the daughter of Warren and Opal (Pettyjohn) Murphy.  A Wichita resident since 2004, moving from Foley, Alabama where she lived since 1985, she was a homemaker.

She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Wichita and enjoyed puzzle books, gardening, reading and especially her grandchildren.

On April 26, 1960 she married Raymond "Butch" Schonhoff at Cimarron, Kansas.  He preceded her in death on September 25, 2002.

Survivors include: 3 daughters, Ellen Hessman and husband Mark, Wichita, Kansas, Christine Thompson, Dodge City, Kansas and Carmen Schonhoff, Wichita, Kansas; 2 brothers, Donald Murphy, Black Hawk, Colorado and Boyd Murphy, Bakersfield, California; 6 grandchildren, Ryan Moore and wife Nickitta, Trenton Moore and wife Tasha, Adriel Rodriquez and husband Ryan, Joram Hessman and wife Tina,  Raymond Gideons and wife Gabriell, and Jacob Schonhoff and girlfriend Kenzie Brown, 19 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.

She was also preceded in death by her father Warren, mother, Opal Shaw and twin sister, Joyce Guhr.

Vigil service will be at 7:00 pm Friday, September 3, 2021 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dodge City.  Funeral Mass will be at 9:00 am Saturday at the church with Fr. Wesley Schawe presiding.  Inurnment will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City.  There will be no public viewing, cremation has taken place.

The family suggests memorials to the Shriner's Hospital in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14 ^th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.