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Judith Hartfield …….….Wake will be held: Friday, July 24, 2020; 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.; Funeral will be held: 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home, 63 E 79th Street, Chicago, IL; Interment: Hold Sepulchre Cemetery; Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com.

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