Judith C. (Akins) Arne, 84

Judith C. (Akins) Arne age 84 died peacefully at home in Marion on June 28, 2026. Judy was born in Wareham; the daughter of the late Clyde and Edith (Morse) Akins. Judy spent most of her life living in Marion where she raised her three children. She loved spending summers at Silvershell Beach getting a tan while watching her grandchildren play. She was a great cook, an avid tennis player, loved bird watching and had a very green thumb.

Throughout her life, she was an active member of the Marion Tennis Club as well as the Marion Mothers Club. She had a successful career as a CNA, working for many years at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion and Forestview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Wareham.

Judy was smart, strong-willed, and determined. She was a woman of dignity and strength of character with a side of sarcasm and wit. She was also kind, caring, and loved deeply; especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She made a good home often filled with family, had a knack for coordinating the perfect outfit and never left the house without her lipstick. If you knew her, you will miss her.

She passed surrounded with love and is survived by her children, Carla (Arne) Edwards of Mattapoisett, Cheryl Arne of Marion, James Arne and wife Felicity (Ashworth) Arne of Marion. Her grandchildren, Alyssa Arne and partner Francois Ralet of Boston; Catherine (Duncan)VanGilder and husband, Micah VanGilder, of Marion; Holly (Duncan) Langlois and her husband Andrew Langlois of Mattapoisett; Sarah Edwards of Torrance, California; Elijah Arne and wife, Lauren (Eldridge) Arne of Marion; James Arne of Marion; and Stephen Arne of Marion. Her great grandchildren Payson Langlois, Jeffrey Arne, and Aurelia Ralet.

The family will celebrate her life privately. Please honor your memories of her by doing something you love, or take a page from her book and go to the beach, play some tennis or go out for a lobster roll and ice cream.