Judith A. "Judy" Charlton, 63, of Cranberry Township died Monday afternoon at her home.

Born in DuBois, Clearfield County, Dec. 18, 1942, she was the daughter of Dorothy Spears Torretti Smith and the stepdaughter of Norman Smith. Her father, Querino Torretti, was killed in action during World War II.

She was a 1960 graduate of Reynoldsville High School in Jefferson County and received her teaching degree from Slippery Rock University.

Mrs. Charlton was the owner of the Mars Beer Distributor.

She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Mars.

She also belonged to the Collie Club of America, the Collie Club of Western Pennsylvania and the Butler Dog Training Association.

Her husband, James T. Charlton, whom she married Jan. 28, 1962, died Nov. 15, 1997.

Surviving are her mother and stepfather of Reynoldsville; a son and daughter, James Daniel and Amy Charlton, both of Cranberry Township; a sister, Cynthia McKinney of Richmond, Va.; and two brothers, Gary Smith of Reynoldsville and Michael Smith of Richmond.

<B>CHARLTON</B> — Friends of Judith A. "Judy" Charlton, who died Monday, Oct. 2, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the <B>McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home</B>, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars. A funeral service will follow at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with Rev. Robert Rigg, her church pastor, officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Reynoldsville Cemetery.Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.