Judith L. Noga

Judith Noga, 93, of Bemidji, died, on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at Tamarack Court Assisted Living facility, Bemidji.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, October 6, 2025, at Cease Funeral Home, Bemidji with Peter Lind officiating. Interment will be at the Holy Cross Cemetery of Bemidji.

Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Judith L. Noga was born on June 14, 1932, to Dewey and Elsie (Barrett) McMains in Minneapolis. She grew up and attended school in Pillager, Minnesota, graduating in 1950. After graduation, Judith lived and worked in Duluth for a short time before returning to the Brainerd area. There, she met her future husband, Edward Noga, at the airport coffee shop where she worked. Edward and Judith were united in marriage on September 6, 1952. They later moved to Bemidji, where Ed managed the airport for many years. Judith was a proud homemaker and cared for their seven children. She was an excellent cook and loved to sew. In her younger years, she enjoyed singing and painting. She was also a member of St. Philip’s Catholic Church.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Dewey and Lucille McMains; husband Edward Noga; granddaughter Diana Vollen; son-in-law Wayne Mangels; and great-granddaughter Kyndall Mangels.

Judith is survived by her seven children, Mike Noga of Blaine, Mark (Claire) Noga of Los Altos, California, Kathy Noga of Minneapolis, Teresa (Frank) Frandi of Ellijay, Georgia, John (Nancy) Noga of Parkers Prairie, Julie (Harry) Vollen of Bemidji, and Lisa (David) Kinyon of Tulsa, Oklahoma; sister, Betty Hagelin of Brainerd; nine grandchildren, Zachary (Divya), Alex, Jessica (Pat), Shawna, Lindsay (Matthew), Kellen, Sari (Peter), Micaela (Grant), and Owen; and eight great-grandchildren, Max, Cam, Miken, Grayson, Parker, Quinn, Camden, and Addison.

Pallbearers are her grandchildren.