Judith Ann Fri, a kind soul and devout Christian, passed away under Hospice care in her home in Hickory, N.C. on Sunday, April 7, 2019. Judith was born in 1957 to Andrew and Margaret Milcarek in Elizabeth, N.J. She began her career as one of the first female ammunition troops in the U.S. Air Force. After her service, she worked as a stay-at-home mother, teaching assistant, caregiver to both parents, and later as a library assistant in the Catawba County Library System. She was an active member of the Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church. She was laid to rest at Catawba Memorial Park in Hickory, N.C. on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. She is survived by her daughter, Danica R. Goff; son-in-law Daniel K. Goff; brother, Joseph Milcarek; and sister Audrey Milcarek.