Erlinda Judson

Erlinda Judson, age 81, of Forest City, formerly of Charlotte, NC and Ontario, Canada, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Willow Ridge Health and Rehabilitation.

Erlinda was born Saturday, October 23, 1943 in Manila, Philippines to the late Eufronio Atienza and Encarnacion Jugo Atienza. She was a graduate of Ateneo De Manila where she majored in bookkeeping and later graduated from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Ontario, Canada. Erlinda was a mortgage specialist for sixteen years for Wells Fargo Bank in Charlotte and co-owned and operated an electrical contracting business in Scarborough, Ontario Canada with her late husband, Werner Judson. She was a dedicated Catholic.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Werner Judson; two brothers, Pedrito Atienza and Victor Atienza.

Left to cherish her memory are her sisters, Gloria Gimpaya (Alex) of Forest City and Aurora Magbanua of the Philippines; brother, Eufronio Atienza, Jr. of Los Angeles, California and a niece, Ning Lachica of Canada.

A service of celebration will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, November 26th at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Deacon Andy Cilone officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Her urn will be placed at Pine Hill Park Cemetery next to her late husband in Scarborough, Canada at a later date. 

The family wishes to thank Father Herbert Burke, Deacon Andy Cilone and the Ladies Guild at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, all their dear friends, the staff at Willow Ridge and the staff at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills for their compassionate and loving care.