Judith "Judy" (Sullivan) Azarowski

Judith “Judy” (Sullivan) Azarowski passed away at her home in Pepperell, Ma on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, after a long and courageous battle against Congestive Heart Failure.

Born and raised in Lawrence, Ma, Judy was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Guilfoyle) Sullivan, who raised her to be a loving, kind, and respectful person, characteristics she retained throughout her life. She attended St. Augustine’s School on Tower Hill, graduated from Lawrence High School in 1969, and attended Northern Essex Community College. While in college, Judy began working at Almy’s Department Store in Methuen serving in a variety of roles, but most notably that of office manager, a position she held until the store closed in 1987. Shortly afterwards she accepted a position working as an assistant in the discipline office at Lowell High School, and remained there until her retirement in 2014.

While in college, Judy met the love of her life, John Azarowski, when they were introduced by a mutual friend. The pair married on April 29, 1972 and remained devoted to one another for the next 53 years. Together they loved exploring the White Mountains in their RV, as well as socializing with the many dear friends they made along the way. A lifelong animal lover, Judy had great affection for the Lhasa Apso dogs the couple raised throughout the years, in particular her beloved “Heidi”. Always more than a dog, Heidi would often accompany her to the Apple Valley Rehab and Nursing Center in Ayer, where Judy volunteered for several years bringing coffee, doughnuts, and smiles to the residents.

Judy also shared a close bond of lifelong memories, unconditional love, and steadfast support with her sister Nancy, who will miss her dearly. She was a loving aunt to her four nieces, Allison, Ashley, Amanda, and Alexandra, and cherished the many special moments she shared with them over the years. Judy was always very proud of them and loved hearing about what was going on in their lives, as well as with their children, her grand nieces and nephews. Family was always very important to Judy and she cultivated strong relationships not only with her nieces and cousins, but with anyone she viewed as “family”, most notably the Levasseur family of Lowell, who Judy met when she first started dating John. Throughout the years Leo Levasseur, Ronald Levasseur, Sharon (Levasseur) Chandonnet and the late Kevin J. Levasseur and his wife Linda, as well as all of their respective children, became a part of her “family”. She was particularly close to Kevin P. Levasseur of North Carolina who would call his “Aunt Judy” often just to see how she was doing.

Judy was always a fiercely loyal person who loved to keep in touch with her many friends, remembering birthdays or other milestones, and sometimes simply just calling to say hello as a way of letting them know she was thinking about them. Those friendships became invaluable to her when she became sick.

In addition to her beloved husband John of Pepperell, Judy is survived by her sister, Nancy Collins and her husband William of Plymouth; her four nieces, Allison Manning and her husband Kenneth of Mebane, NC; Ashley Weider and her husband Matt of Ball Ground, Georgia; Amanda Sturchio Zhang and her husband Adam of Szechuan, China; and Alexandra Oak and her husband Andrew of Mebane, NC; several grand nieces and nephews; and many cousins and close friends. She was predeceased in death by her sister-in-law Donna Azarowski and brother-in-law Thomas Azarowski.

Family and friends may call on Tuesday, July 29th from 2 to 5 PM at the McGaffigan Funeral Home, 37 Main St., (Rte. 113) Pepperell, MA. Services will begin in the funeral home at 10 AM on Wednesday, July 30th. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Pepperell.