Judi, 80, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at her home in Concord, North Carolina; her left hand being held by her daughter, Vanessa, and her right hand being held by her husband, Sylvan, as she took her last breath. She was surrounded by the loving voices of her children, grandchildren, family, and friends in her last hours as they spoke through the phone sharing loving memories with her.
Born July 23, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, she was the daughter of the late Bess and Charles Mogill.
At age 18, she met her beloved soul mate, Sylvan Freed, whom she would marry on December 29th, 1960. Together they would bring their two children, Arthur David Freed and Vanessa Lynda Freed into the world. Her greatest joy was raising these children and creating a beautiful loving home full of smiles, laughter, and celebration.
Judi had a tremendous love, respect, and talent of the Arts. She had a natural gift of seeing beauty in everything and then manifesting it in her own way, with her own hands. Embroidery, ceramic, painting, and the adoration of music and literature was what she exuded and shared with those who knew her. She adored beautiful flowers, especially Roses and Daffodils.
Judi adored traveling and seeing as much of the world as she could, Israel, Italy, London, Mexico, and as many states across the USA as she could.
Later in life, she completed her Bachelors of Art Degree at CSUN University in Northridge, California with Summa Cum Laude Honors. That made her very proud.
The last 20 years of her life she worked diligently on creating an intricate embroidery quilt that told the story of eight Jewish women's lives of her blood line, including her own. She had hoped one day it would exhibit in Jewish Art shows. In her quilt square are stitched the names of her three grandchildren: "Madi", "Mason", and "Justice", as well as her beloved son, Arthur David Freed and Arthur's wife "My Dara." In her square she also stitched: "Remember Me By The Work Of My Hands."
Judi is survived by her husband, Sylvan Freed; son, Arthur Freed (Dara); daughter, Vanessa Calabro (Cliff); and grandchildren, Justice Calabro, Madi Freed, and Mason Freed.
Due to COVID restrictions, a family only funeral service to celebrate Judi's life will be held at 1:00 pm on November 23, 2020 at the Hebrew Cemetery of Charlotte, NC. Please visit Hebrew Cemetery of Charlotte's Facebook page to view a livestream of the service. The service will be viewable in Hebrew Cemetery's timeline.
No condolence gifts or flowers are being received at this time.
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