Judith Kathryn Peppler, 77, of Allentown, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Baltimore, MD she grew up in East Brunswick, NJ before moving to Allentown in 1972. A 1961 graduate of St. Peter's High School in New Brunswick; she earned her registered nursing certification in 1965 from St. Vincent's School of Nursing in New York City. Judy worked for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York for several years. When she married her husband, Bob in 1972, she moved to Allentown where they raised their children and she assisted her husband with the family business. She worked as a substitute nurse for the Allentown Upper Freehold Regional School District and later went to work at Mercer Medical Center from 1988 to 1999 where she retired as a Nurse Manager in the Oncology Department.

Judy loved the Lord and was devoted to her Catholic faith. As an active member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church for 47 years, she served as a CCD teacher, Eucharistic Minister, was the first chairman of the Hospitality Committee, and was a member of the Altar Rosary Society. Judy was also active in her community as an assistant girl scout troop leader, PTA president, former board member and longtime supporter of the Allentown Public Library, and a member of the Allentown Villagers.  Judy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and her happiest moments were spent with her family.

Daughter of the late Joseph Kenneth and Dorothy Coll, she was predeceased by two brothers, Joseph Kenneth Coll, Jr. and Kevin Patrick Coll. Judy is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Robert, and her three children and two daughters-in-law, Robert Jr. and Lori, Karen, and Brian and Crystal; her four grandchildren whom she adored, Emma Claire, Thomas Jameson, Alexis Anne and Jackson Eugene. She is also survived by her siblings, Suzann and John Smith, John and Debbie Coll and Patricia and Ed Matthews; her sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Mary Coll, Patricia Coll, Edgar and Jackie Peppler and Dick and Patricia Peppler as well as many nieces and nephews.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11am on Friday, February 28th at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, 1282 Yardville-Allentown Rd., Allentown. Interment will follow in the Allentown Presbyterian Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at the Peppler Funeral Home, 114 S. Main St., Allentown. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Allentown Public Library Association, 16 South Main St., PO Box 383, Allentown, NJ 08501 or to Compassionate Care Hospice, 1130 Hooper Ave., Toms River, NJ 08573.