Judy Kaye (Ellison) Heller died 22 July 2022 in Lincoln. Judy and her twin brother Jerry Dean were born 6 July 1944 in Fremont, NE to James Donald (Curly) & Laura Ann (Ptacek) Ellison. Judy graduated from Kearney High School in 1962. She married Ronny Allen Heller on 5 Feb 1967 at the Methodist Church in Kearney. They later divorced. They were the parents of Robyn & Troy. Judy worked as a telephone operator with Lincoln Telephone/Aliant/Alltel from 1975-2001 before finishing her career with the Nebraska Heart Hospital.
Judy was preceded in death by her parents and sisters Donna Jean Lallman & Betty Ann Reese.
She is survived by daughter Robyn Barnett of Bruning, NE and son Troy (Suzanne) Heller of Lincoln, NE. Also by eight grandchildren and one great granddaughter; Brittany (Tyler) Hothan with Ava, Christopher Ogden, Jesse Barnett, Jonathan Barnett, Lindsey Barnett, Chloe Heller, Landon Heller and Rylan Heller. Also survived by her twin brother Jerry Dean (JD) Ellison.