After a long and brave battle with Parkinson’s disease, Judy Rayser (nee Hertzog), passed away on January 5, 2025. She was 80 years old. Judy was raised in Haddon Heights and attended Haddon Heights High School Class of 1962, where she met the love of her life, Tom Rayser, at age 15. Married for over 58 years, Tom & Judy raised a family in Barrington. She worked at Campbell Soup Company and later as a merchandiser for American Greetings. Judy enjoyed traveling with Tom to see over 130 Neil Diamond concerts throughout the United States, Canada and England, and spending long summer vacations in Cape May with her family and grandchildren. She was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Oaklyn, where she and Tom met many good friends.
Judy is lovingly survived by her husband, Tom Rayser; her three children, Richard Rayser (KZ), Holly (Jim) Russell and Sandra (David) Ragonese; and her seven grandchildren, Hailey and Heather Rayser, Dalton, Rylee and Luke Russell, Jake and Nora Ragonese.
Family and friends are invited to her visitation on Thursday, January 16th from 9:30 – 11:00 AM at the Healey Funeral Home, 9 White Horse Pike, Haddon Heights, NJ where her Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Grand Central Station P.O. Box 4777, NY, NY 10163 or at https://www.michaeljfox.org/
