Julia Ann Biery Juell (Judy) age 81 passed away peacefully on July 29, 2023 in Great Falls, MT surrounded by family. She is now pain free and fishing with her husband Harold and playing cards with her siblings.
Judy was born August 13, 1941 in Oregon, the daughter of Charles and Gladys (Bennett) Biery, she was raised by her mom and stepfather Hugh Moyer. Judy has 10 siblings, 7 children, 23 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and one more on the way!
She attended Rosebud High School, after high school Judy married Harold Juell on December 11, 1958, they had just celebrated their 49th anniversary before Howie’s death. The Juell home was always open. Welcoming and full of love to all that came!
Judy had several jobs throughout her life time she worked at Triangle Café, The Elks Club, Buttery’s, First Community Bank, and Roosevelt County Courthouse. She also sold Avon and Tupperware, made and sold beautiful birthday and wedding cakes.
Judy loved to make caramel rolls, cook for an army, playing cards especially pinnacle, planting flowers, fishing, camping, traveling and gambling. Most of all she loved the time spent with her family and grandchildren and Christmas was her favorite holiday. She loved to take trips to Yuma, Arizona and stop at all the casinos along the way with traveling companion, brother Dan Biery.
She spent the last 13 years playing cards and fishing with her companion Harold (Ducky) Faler in Great Falls, MT. Prior to that her and Howie spent most of their years in Wolf Point raising their beautiful family. She loved when the Wolf Point Wolves played in Great Falls at that point, she was able to watch Sierra and Sean at their games. She was in her glory once she was able to go out fishing in her boat.
Judy was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather Hugh Moyer; Husband Harold (Howie) Juell, infant daughter Kelly, companion Harold (Ducky) Faler, brothers Ward, Henry (Gail), John (Sharon), Criss, Richard (Dick), Dan, Ken and Ronald Biery; sisters Kay (Ben) Berdahl and Mary Ellen (Chuck)Watson; stepbrothers Donald and Harold Moyer; brother-in-law’s Paul Juell, and Marvin Uphaus; some nieces and nephews.
Judy is survived by her children Julie Flynn, Larry Juell, Randy (Lynn) Juell, Jay (Julie) Juell, Sherri (Rodney Braziel) Bird, Shelly (Gene) Stovern, and Jeanni (Jeff) Heser; grandchildren Christina (Reggie) Benz, Ashley (Darin) Falcon, Kurt Flynn, Justin (Ashley) Hall, Melinda (Robbie) McKenzie, Kenny (Jourdan) Juell, Jenny Juell, Andy (Cassi) Juell, Brandy (Jeff) Toomer, Tandy (Taylor) Juell, Randy (Andrea) Juell, Cody Juell, Brooke (Garrett) Horsmon, Lauren Juell, Caitlin (Andrew) Juell, China (Arvin Mettai) Bird, PJ Bird, Asia Bird, James (Kaileen) Stovern, Jesse Stovern, Katrina (Jordan) Feller, Karen (Luke) Heser, Dani (Tammy) Heser; Great grandchildren Jaci, Kayli, Sierra, Sean, Archer, Elsie, Ace, Eloise, Taityn, Taneil, Maggie, Henry, Joey, MacKenzi, LeeRoy, Haylee, Sterling, Stevie, Maeby, Chyro, Emma Grace, Jameson, and Kai; sister-in-law’s Sylvia, Geneva, Sandra, Vicki, Jeannette, Linda and Carolyn, and numerous nieces and nephews.
“We may not be rich, but we had a lot of JUELL’S”
Family to receive friends will be held on Friday, August 11, 2023, from 9:30 am to 11:30 am and a scripture reading will be at 10:00 a.m. at Clayton Stevenson Funeral Home in Wolf Point, Montana. Family to receive friends will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2023, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Forsyth, Montana. Interment will follow the visitation at the Forsyth Cemetery. A small luncheon will follow the interment at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home.