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Constance L. (DeCarlo) Rydeski

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Constance L. (DeCarlo) Rydeski, age 77, of East Oakmont, Pennsylvania passed away Wednesday December 2, 2015 at her residence with her loving and devoted husband by her side after an 18-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

She was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania on Monday, June 6, 1938 a daughter of Costa DeCarlo and Josephine (Redko) DeCarlo.

She was the beloved wife for 48 years of Jerry Rydeski; loving mother of John Scott Rydeski; and dear sister of James DeCarlo.

Connie was the Valedictorian of her high school class at Redstone High School and also a member of the National Honor Society.

She graduated from California State Teachers College in California, Pa., with a Bachelor’s Degree and obtained her Master’s Degree from West Virginia University.

She taught in the Connellsville and the Penn Hills school districts in Washington, Lincoln Park and Shenandoah schools.

Connie was awarded ‘Teacher of the Year’ in 1995 in the Penn Hills School District.

She will be greatly missed by her family and friends and will be remembered by her infectious smile and was well liked by her students and by their parents.

Connie was also a member of the Saint Irenaeus Roman Catholic Church, Oakmont Pa.

Friends and relatives will be received today, Friday, December 4, 2015 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the BURKET-TRUBY FUNERAL HOME CREMATION & ALTERNATIVE SERVICES INC., 421 Allegheny Avenue, Oakmont, PA 15139 (412.828.0307).

A Mass of Christian Burial will be said on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 9 a.m. in Saint Irenaeus Roman Catholic Church, 387 Maryland Avenue, Oakmont, Pa.

Entombment will follow in the mausoleum at Calvary Catholic Cemetery 718 Hazelwood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217.

Donations may be made in her name to Saint Irenaeus Roman Catholic Church, 387 Maryland Avenue, Oakmont, PA 15139 or Animal Rescue League, 6620 Hamilton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.

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