Judith Lorraine Schlichting

Judith (Judy) Lorraine Bossenberry Schlichting, 81, of Zionville, North Carolina died Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Catawba County, NC. 

Judy was born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada. She was the daughter of Alvin Bossenberry and Donalda Lorraine Scott Bossenberry and was “big sister” to eight siblings: Beverly, Patsy, Richard, Georgina, Mary, Martha, Katherine, and Dorothy. She grew up in Victoria, British Columbia and Grand Bend, Ontario. In her late teens, she moved with her family to South Florida, where she graduated from Pompano Beach High School. After initially attending the University of Pittsburgh, she graduated from St Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing in New York City as a Registered Nurse. While attending nursing school, she met her husband, William Schlichting, Jr. (deceased). She and William had three children: Erik (married to Vickie Schlichting); Kurt (deceased); and Brian. The family settled in the Zionville area of Watauga County in the mid-1970s to raise their children. Their grandchildren are Kristian Schlichting, William Schlichting, and Anika Smith.

Judy initially worked as an RN in New York and Florida before making a career of thirty-five years at Cannon Memorial Hospital, both in Banner Elk and Linville. At one time, she was the head of nursing, but her most fulfilling work was in the Emergency Room, where she attended to the injured and the sick. When she retired, she remained in the home that she and William built and enjoyed the peace and beauty of the surrounding mountains, sitting on the deck listening to music, watching her birds, and waiting for the deer to visit.

A graveside service will take place at 2:00 on Thursday, June 13, 2024 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Blowing Rock, NC.

Judy donated to many charities. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider contributing to any of these charities that she supported:

The World Wildlife Foundation, Audubon, Habitat for Humanity, Doctors Without Borders,  National Public Radio, The Blue Ridge Conservancy, National Alliance on Mental Illness, and Carolina Caring NC Hospice & Palliative Care (or your local hospice).

Austin & Barnes Funeral Home is serving the Schlichting Family

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