Judith’s Obituary Judith Anne Kelland, 70, died on March 4, 2019 in Clay Center, KS. She was born on March 27, 1948, in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, to Thomas Hardman and Margaret Wilson (Gunderson) Kelland. Judith graduated in 1966 from Devil’s Lake Central High School and earned a Licensed Practical Nurse degree from Lake Region State College in Devil’s Lake in 1968.
On December 27, 1968, Judith was married to Richard Louis Hunt in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota. Judith worked in nursing management for twenty years. While living in Colorado, she worked at Bonnel Nursing Home as the in-service director.
In 1974, Judith and her husband moved to Idaho, where she worked as a charge nurse and staff development coordinator at a community nursing home. While in Idaho, Judith started and coordinated the first and only detoxication center approved by the state of Idaho. In 1979, Judith and her family moved to Bottineau, North Dakota, where she worked as a staff development coordinator and volunteer coordinator at Bottineau Good Samaritan Center Nursing Home.
Judith also attended Panhandle State University in Oklahoma for three and a half years and became an Emergency Medical Technician in 1989. In 1990, Judith and her family moved to Liberal, Kansas. While living in Liberal, Kansas, she started and facilitated an Al-Anon support group as well as a bipolar support group.
Judith also worked in Liberal, Kansas, at the Rape Crisis Center helping victims of domestic violence. She also spent over twenty years rescuing and caring for abused dogs and cats. She volunteered at animal shelters in North Dakota, Idaho, Colorado, and Kansas.
In 2006, Judith moved from Liberal, Kansas, to Clay Center, Kansas. Judith was a member of SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Clay Center. She was also an extremely active support for her peers in a local community organization.
Judith enjoyed visiting her twin sister, as well as her nieces and nephews, in Colorado. She also loved reading about and researching history, especially about Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana. Judith cherished the time she spent with her grandson, Mason.
Survivors include her two sons, Thomas Hunt, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Eric Hunt, daughter-in-law, Annie, and grandson, Mason, all of Clay Center, Kansas; her twin sister and best friend, Jessie Kelland, Denver, Colorado, and sisters, Caroline Hagen of ND, Tammy Klefstad of Pekin, ND and Marty Pfeifer of Devil’s Lake, ND Judith was preceded in death by her mother and father, several cousins, and one niece.
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