Judith Ann Panacek-McKinney

Of Cudahy, Born To Eternal Life October 5, 2011 at the age of 71 years. Beloved wife of Robert McKinney. Loving mother of the late Tommy Grochowski, Debbie (Bob) Smallish, and Gail (Bill) Hesiak. Proud grandmother of Tony Messina, Gina Hesiak, Lindsay "Bug Eyes" (fiance Spencer Katt) Hesiak, Heather Hesiak, Connor Smallish, Makenzie Smallish, Luke Hesiak, and great-grandmother of Alikah Hesiak, and Harper Katt. Further survived by other relatives and friends.

Following Judy’s wishes, no services will be held.

Judy was a successful and proud parking entrepreneur. She enjoyed the casino, beautiful Florida home, loved to fish, fed and cherished every kind of bird but mostly treasured her masterpiece of a garden with over 500 perennials, meticulously maintained by her favorite grandson “Anthony” (Anth) and husband “Bob”.

Remarkably, Judy survived a long battle of lung and brain prognosis since 2002. She fought multiple cancer treatments and procedures. She remedied this spiteful disease by nurturing her many gardens and, teaching water aerobics by way of her own rehabilitation.

God's Garden

God looked around his garden and found an empty place.

He then looked down upon the earth and saw your tired face.

He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest,

with the help of his angels they flew you to your heavenly place.

Gods garden must be beautiful, he always takes the best.

He knew you were suffering, he knew you were in pain,

He knew that you would never get well on earth again.

He saw the road was getting rough and the hills too hard to climb.

He closed your weary eyelids and whispered "Peace be Thine".

It broke our hearts to lose you but you didn't go alone,

For part of us went with you the day God called you home.