Judith Dell (Flickinger) Bahney

PUT-IN-BAY—Judith Dell (Flickinger) Bahney passed away following a brief illness in her home in Put-in-Bay, on South Bass Island, Saturday, May 20, 2017, surrounded by family. She was 80 years old.Judie was born Aug. 4, 1936, in Detroit, to James and Lillian "Billie" Flickinger. She graduated from Redford High School in 1954, and went on to attend Michigan State University for one year before transferring to the University of Colorado, where she graduated in 1958 with a B.A. in education.She worked as a fashion model and for the Michigan Bank in the personnel department.Judie spent many summer days on Middle Bass Island in Lake Erie where she met a dashing young pilot from South Bass named Robert Hubbard Bahney Jr. The two married Sept. 24, 1960, and moved to Cleveland where they started a family.The Bahneys built a home in Kirtland in 1968, where they lived for 20 years, then moved permanently to Put-in-Bay in 1987.Judie was an active member in the Put-in-Bay Yacht Club, serving as Auxiliary president in 1974 and later in the Silver Sails; and was also a member of the OWLS literary society, Daughters of the American Revolution, American Legion Post 542 Ladies Auxiliary, and the St. Paul's Episcopal Church altar guild. Judie served as sexton of the Put-in-Bay cemeteries for the last 25 years. She was known for her beautiful stained-glass artwork.She was predeceased by a sister, Lynn (Flickinger) Williams.Judie is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Robert; devoted children, Marilyn (Ben) Paselsky, and Robert (Jennifer) Bahney III; grandchildren, Nicholas and Michael Paselsky and Mearan Bahney; niece, Judy Anne Williams; and nephew, Carey "Kip" Williams.A funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 26, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Put-in-Bay, with interment at Maple Leaf Cemetery, followed by a celebration of Judie's life at Put-in-Bay Yacht Club.Memorial donations may be made to the Put-in-Bay Community Swim/Sail Program, www.pibswimsail.org.Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Port Clinton, is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be shared with the family at neideckerleveckcrosser.com.