Judith McLamb Edminster

Judith McLamb Edminster of Indianapolis, Indiana died peacefully on October 30, 2026.

Judith was born on July 21, 1937 in Meadville Pennsylvania, the daughter of Manley Burroughs

McLamb and Hedwig (Thiess) McLamb. She is survived by sons Daniel (Cathy) Edminster, Jeffrey

(Tami) Edminster, Dale (Mary) Edminster, daughter Jodie (John) SchurPer, and seven grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, James McLamb.

Judy was a 1955 graduate of Meadville High School. She earned an undergraduate degree from

Allegheny College and obtained a Masters of Arts in EducaSon from Allegheny in 1968.

In addiSon to Meadville, Judy lived in Youngstown, Ohio and several other places in Pennsylvania,

including Titusville, Warren, Wellsboro, and finally in the Pocono Mountains near Stroudsburg where

she raised her children

AXer a brief Sme teaching English and German in Townville, Pennsylvania, Judy moved into real

estate where she spent most of her working life. She was a broker for several real estate companies in

the Poconos. She owned and operated her own real estate licensing school, and she was a partner in

and owned her own independent real estate business, Edminster and Booth. She also served as

president of the Pocono Mountains Board of Realtors. She reSred from Monroe Abstract Company in

2001.

Judy loved music and parScipated in several choirs, small ensembles, and opera groups in high school

and college. Some of those groups won compeSSons at the regional and state levels. Even aXer she

stopped performing, music remained a big part of her life. Judy also loved to travel. Some of her

favorite travel memories were of San Francisco, Las Vegas, a motorcycle tour through parts of New

England, and a Charles Stanley Cruise that included New Orleans and Cancun.

When she reSred, Judy moved to Indianapolis, Indiana to be able to enjoy Sme with her youngest

grandchildren. She aPended church regularly, including virtual services when mobility became an

issue. She also parScipated in several Bible study groups. She enjoyed many other acSviSes including

aPending her grandchildren’s performances and games and celebraSons, parScipaSng in the Red

Hats, exercising and taking classes at the YMCA, and (second only to spending Sme with her family)

playing bridge with her friends.

In accordance with Judy’s wishes, there will be no funeral service. She asked her family to gather at

some point after her death to celebrate her life, share stories about her, and laugh together.