Louise Annette Mudge, 91, of Roxbury, NY passed away with her family by her side on December 28, 2025 at her son Tommy’s house in Catskill. She was born on August 12, 1934, the daughter of the late Earl “Pete” and Erma (Ostrander) Moore. Louise graduated from Gilboa-Conesville Central School in 1952 where she enjoyed sports and excelled in basketball. Upon graduation, she built a family with Thomas A. Mudge with seven children which spanned the next 30+ years until his death in 1984.
Mom took great pride in doing whatever she could to support her children. Camping was a love and in the early days, there were numerous camping trips to Summit Lake, Nickerson's Park, and Slauson’s campground. She also enjoyed watching her children play sports in high school and college, which also expanded to her grandchildren as they went through school. For many years there was also the Memorial Day get together with the “Moore” side of the family which was very important to her as we interacted with her siblings and their children.
Along with raising seven children, she worked for many years at the Green-Del Company in Prattsville. Eventually, she turned to babysitting for local families. Louise adored dealing with the numerous children over the years including generations of families.
Louise had a number of hobbies over the years. She enjoyed fishing so we fished a lot. Deer hunting was enjoyed and always spoke of the big six pointer she got by Chic’s spring house. She was an avid bowler with different women mostly from the Prattsville area. They played in leagues at Scotch Valley lanes and traveled to tournaments around the state. She absolutely loved country music and dancing. Back in the day, the Mustangs were the band in the area and she would see them as much as possible. The last hobby was playing bingo at least three times a week. Over the years, she went on many adventures related to these hobbies with highlights of a cruise with aunt Pat, and bus trips to Branson Missouri and Nashville Tennessee with her beloved sister Josephine. Her most recent highlight was her 90th birthday party as 100 family and friends attended to celebrate with her. She made numerous friends over the years and they all agreed that whenever you were with Louise, you had a great time and she was the life of the party!
In addition to her parents Pete and Erma and her husband Tom, Louise was predeceased by her son Timothy Mudge; sisters Gertrude Simpson, Josephine Turner, Catherine Moore; and brothers Earl Moore, Jr. and Thomas Moore.
She is survived by her daughter Jean (Patrick) Maxim; sons Ronald Mudge, Randy (Anne) Mudge, Robert Mudge, Thomas (Christine) Mudge and Terry Mudge; brother Richard Moore; 18 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren; as well as several nieces and nephews.
Additionally, the family would like to thank Dr. Robert Schneider, Dr. James Schneider, and Dr. Jeffrey Uzzilia for their many years of excellent care, and we are deeply grateful for the exceptional team at Community Hospice.
A memorial service in the spring will be announced at a later date.
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