A celebration of Life
Saturday, April 25, 2026
1:00 PM CDT
Richards Bar & BBQ
3458 Rapids Dr.
Racine, WI 53404
Life Story / Obituary
Judith Ann McCarthy, age 85, passed away at her residence, Monday, March 23, 2026. She was born in Milwaukee, December 25, 1940, daughter of the late Hilbert and Lucille (Nee: Wilson) Dobratz.
She was a graduate of Wm. Horlick High School, “Class of 1958”. On March 2, 1963, Judith was united in marriage to Gerald F. McCarthy Sr., who preceded her in death on April 2, 2012. Judith was employed in various roles at First Bank Southeast, retiring as a bank accounting officer. Her pastimes included crafts, puzzles, reading, testing her luck with pull tabs and was an avid Packer fan.
She was loved dearly and will be sadly missed by her children, Michelle McCarthy, Gerald (Gina) McCarthy Jr., Troy (Sandy) McCarthy, Carie (Butch) Rodriguez; 12 grandchildren, Nick (Jenny) Martinez, Jessica Martinez, Anthony Holm, Cameron (Jade) Holm, Gerald (Chris) McCarthy II, Ashley (Chris) Taylor, Alyssa (Kevin) Pape, TJ (Kristen) McCarthy, Mike McCarthy, Jen (Aaron) Sandvig, Kaylee (Nathan) VandeBerg, Jason (Karly) Rodriguez; 16 great grandchildren; brother, Carl (Dianne) Dobratz; other relatives and dear friends. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter and son-in-law, Lauren & Abel Martinez.
Private funeral services were held with interment at West Lawn Memorial Park. A Celebration of Life will be held at Richard’s Bar & BBQ in Racine WI on April 25th starting at 1:00pm
The family would like to extend a very special thank you to the entire staff at Primrose for their loving and compassionate care.