Julie Ann (Auten) Woodley

July 21, 1972 – Jan. 10, 2004

Julie Ann (Auten) Woodley was sent to us as an angel on July 21, 1972, and left with the angels on Saturday, Jan.10, 2004. In her 31 years she reached and lived her lifelong dream to the fullest, that of being a wife and mother. In 1994, in South Bend, Ind., she married her husband Jamie Woodley, who survives. They have resided in Fort Madison, Iowa, for the past 10 years. Prior to her move to Iowa, she nannied in Pennsylvania. Her care and love of those children prepared her well for her role as mother to her own children, Clayton Woodley, six years old, and Courtney Woodley, four years old, whom she loved more than life itself. Hobbies included scrapbooking of good memories and cheering on the fighting Irish of Notre Dame.

Julie is the daughter of Brad and Dawn Auten of South Bend, and sister to Jessica Auten of Mishawaka, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Auten and Mr. and Mrs. James Smith are surviving grand-parents. She is survived as well by two aunts, Mrs. Nancy Wollbrink and Miss Rebecca Smith; and by four cousins, Aurelia Smith, Chad and Scott Wollbrink, and Colleen Spano.

While living in South Bend, Julie attended Swanson, Tarkington and Edison Middle, and graduated from John Adams High School. She was an avid swimmer as well as participant in the Youth Group of First United Methodist Church of Mishawaka.

The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m.today, Jan.14, in the King-Lynk Funeral Home, 3507 Avenue L, Fort Madison, Iowa.A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.Saturday, Jan.17, in the Palmer Funeral Home-River Park, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend. The family will receive friends an hour prior to services in the funeral home.A memorial fund has been set up at MFB, 2427 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend, IN 46615, for donations c/o Brad and Dawn Auten. Julie, your life and devotion are models for us all. You kept your life simple and focused.

Involvement in a number of activities was minimal but your dedication to whatever you were doing is an example to remember. Your courage for whatever challenges you faced has been recognized since you were a small child. Your happy attitude and smile always accompanied your presence. In the long process of this last battle of pancreatic cancer, you were as stoic as any general. “Julie-Belle,” we don’t say goodbye. We don’t really even say “until later” because your warm spirit and love will continue to always surround our lives. We don’t have answers to this chapter of your life. Thank you for your gift of hope and perseverance. We’ll be in touch until the day our Lord arranges our reunion. Be looking for us at the gate; we’ll recognize your contagious smile! -Your loving family

Source: Newspapers.com

12/21/2024 EJS