Judith Abuabara Futule

JUDITH ABUABARA FATULE, M.D

January 7, 1932 – February 23, 2015

Judith, mother, wife, advocate of the poor and needed, always with the right sense to not judge but love unconditionally.  She was an example for all who knew her and her presence gave strength in times of anxiety.  Born in Mompox, Colombia she was a pioneer of women in Medicine.   When she graduated with honors, from The National University of Colombia Medical School, only four other women had obtained the title.

Judith was married for over 50 years to Ovidio Ovalle and they had two daughters.  They raised them in a small town, where she tended to people from far and wide because she was known and appreciated for her great generosity, compassion and love for humanity.  Even today many patients speak of her exemplary life as daughter, wife, mother and doctor. 

Mom, your existence was strong proof of God’s love for us.

Her family and friends will miss her dearly and will keep her in their memories for generations to come.  Surviving are her husband, Ovidio Ovalle, of LaPorte; her daughters, Judith Ovalle Abuabara, of Columbia, MO and Monica Ovalle Abuabara, of LaPorte; son-in-laws, Juan Jaramillo, of Columbia, MO and Richard Gnaedinger, of LaPorte; and her four grandchildren, Anika, Nicholas, Oliver, and Jan Louis.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, February 25, 2015, Essling Funeral Home, 1117 Indiana Ave., La Porte, Indiana.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be 9 a.m. Thursday, February 26, 2015, St. Joseph Catholic Church, La Porte, Indiana.  Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, 7600 Cermak Road, Forest Park, IL.  

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