The obituary notice of Judith Margaret DAS (Née Farrer)

Dearest Judith my special friend, we first met in a new job that we we're starting together from that day on we became best friends on the 20/8/2001 was the day our story began,we had so much fun along the way, we started going to Center Parcs from the year 2006 we would go every two years with Sam. We would call ourselves the three Musketeers, you always looked forward to going so much because you would go to India every two years so the year you would go to Center Parcs you would call it your main holiday for that year. We would go pick Sam up from Bradbury house, have lunch before setting off then we would laugh from the minute we all left. You would do your party piece of Mr Bean 😃 we would laugh, sadly not everybody knew that side of you but you We're always still nice to be around with. Sadly Sam passed away in February 2017 We always did say if it wasn't the three Musketeers then we couldn't bother going back because it couldn't quite be the same. You always took care of our babies Benny our boy untill he passed away on April 29th 2016. Leo came along September 2016 Where Judith literally fell in love with him as she did with all the dogs that had a place in her life & our Geckos & Turtles to whom they were all very appreciative of Judith's care & presence while we were away. Judith would always say that we were her second family because she was a big part of it also we all treat her as part of our family. She was always there when we welcomed all of our Grandchildren she also loved & spoilt them as if they were her own. We could never repay Judith for all of her love, support, & kindness that she always gave & shared with us. I/we will always truly be grateful for having such a lovely lady in our lives, so thank you Budie miss you so much & will for ever hold you tightly in my heart until we meet again.God bless you my special friend xxx♥️xxx

We send our condolences to all the family, those we had met and thoses we had not. Judith was a valued friend of many years and all who met her could not fail to see her caring and compassion for all. Rosemary and Andrea

I was in India with Judith with The Leprosy Mission for many years. Judith was working in the Laboratory in the hospital at Purulia, West Bengal, when I first arrived there as a physiotherapist in 1973. We became good friends.
After marrying Anil, he was transferred as Superintendent at Bankura Leprosy Mission hospital, and they went to live there.
She and Anil were very good to me and helped me so much when my son was born in Bankura in 1985.
Later they came back to Purulia when Anil became Superintendent there. So, we shared many things over the years out there together.
Judith was so loving and caring, looking after the children in the School Boarding Hostel in Purulia and the elderly, disabled patients in the Mercy Homes at Bankura and Purulia.
She also spent a lot of time with the children in the nearby Assemblies of God Orphanage in Purulia.
So, it is also on the behalf of all those she loved and cared for in India as well as myself and my family that I offer our sad condolences to her family and friends on her death. She was much loved by so many, and will always be remembered by me, my family, and by the many in India who knew her and loved her for her Christian faith, love and compassion.
I was very sorry not to have known of her illness until I got the news of her death. And I only heard yesterday of the date of her funeral today, otherwise I would have tried to attend.
I will be thinking of her especially today but I did want to write something of my remembrances of her.
I thank God for her life, service to her God, love for others and the friendship we shared.
Now she is at peace with her Saviour and reunited with Anil. And we have the promise that we will meet again in glory.
Margaret Mahato

My earliest memories of my Aunt Judith and my Uncle Anil are of the two of them as an inseparable team.

They got along beautifully and created a home that was always open, warm, and welcoming. It became my second home.

Their home was also a place of care and service. Uncle Anil even welcomed my ageing grandaunt Monica to live with them, and many others found a second home under their roof.

Losing Anil at such a young age was inconceivable to me, because in my mind, Anil and Judith were one whole—completing each other. And yet, when she was left alone, I deeply admired how Judith responded.

She returned to Newcastle, rebuilt her life from scratch, found work, and reconnected with the town where she grew up. She dedicated time to visiting elderly people, kept long-term friendships alive, and carried a deep loyalty to the people in her world.

Judith later visited us when we lived in Dubai, and again when we were in Sydney. I remember each morning waking up before my children or Patrina, coming downstairs, and finding Judith already settled on the big sofa with our dog Beau at her feet, tea in hand. We would spend the first half hour or more of the day talking. She would tell me about Zoe and Colin, Andrew and Mark, and show me pictures of her family. She spoke fondly about her friends, her trips to church, volunteering in the café, and the work she loved doing.

Judith’s life was full of warmth, faith, and generosity. She loved people deeply, and she gave of herself freely. She has a great sense of fairness and respect.

Now, as she has passed into glory, I can only say this: until we meet again.

Thank you, Judith, for your warmth, your home, your heart, and your love. I love you and miss you but I know that you are reunited with all the people that you have loved and lost … and your joy is made complete.