John Rudzinski
John Rudzinski, 91, of Bridgeville, went home to his Lord Wednesday, August 31, 2022.
John was born December 12, 1930, in Washington, to John Rudzinski and Clara Smith Rudzinski and was raised in Lawrence (Hill Station).
He is survived by his eight children, John Patrick (Laurie) Rudzinski of Peters Township, Laura (Tom) Fridirici of Newport, Alan (Annie) Rudzinski of Peters Township, Glen (Ann) Rudzinski of Canonsburg; Carol (Dave) Bobro of Peters Township, Timothy Rudzinski of Fayetteville, Ga., Victoria (Romy) O’Daniel of Fort Collins, Colo., and Natalie (Shannon) Beneviat of Allison Park.
He is also survived by his grandchildren, Stephen (Tracy) Rudzinski, Gina (Shawn) McKernan and Krista (Andy) McLachlan, Andrew, John and Amelia Dickson, Casey, Leslie (Brant) Fisher, Evan (Dawnalyn) and Thomas Rudzinski, Zachary and Veronica Bobro, Alison Chatham (Josh) and Conner Rudzinski, Sebastian, Thaddeus, Gabriel and Augustine O’Daniel, Penelope, Emmett, Georgia and Loretta Beneviat; and great-grandchildren, Teagan, Locryn and Elowen McKernan, Elliot and Benjamin McLachlan, Luella Fisher, Everly, Oliver and Adrian Rudzinski, and Aveline Chatham.
He is also survived by a sister, Mary Ann Skrupski of Canonsburg.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 41 years, Alice Ann Peles Rudzinski, originally of Glen Campbell; a granddaughter, MaryAlice Beneviat; brothers, Henry Rudzinski and Alec Rudy; and a sister, Jenny “Joann” Rudzinski Popeck.
John was very proud of his Polish ancestry and enjoyed listening and dancing to polkas. He met his wife, Alice Ann, at a dance only minutes from the family home on the former Acacia Drive.
John was a Korean Army veteran serving from 1951-1954 as a sergeant during the Korean War. He built the structure in which the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed in July 1953.
John’s talent and vocation as a builder and carpenter is his legacy in the homes and businesses in Pennsylvania and beyond. One of the projects he led was the initial construction of The Creche at the former USX Tower Plaza in Pittsburgh. He was also a member of Local 432 United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, and the Polish National Union of America.
Of all the rooms he has built, he has been building a room in the mansion of heaven with his loving sacrifices to family and challenges of illness the last few years of his life. Most of all, he will be remembered as a devoted and loving patriarch and friend to those who knew him.
Funeral arrangements by Beinhauer-Fryer. Friends and family are welcome at 430 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, 412-221-3800, from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, September 1, and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, September 2. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 3, in Corpus Christi Parish, Holy Child, 212 Station Street, Bridgeville, PA 15017. Interment to follow in St. Agatha Cemetery, Bridgeville.
Memorial contributions may be made to Seraphic Mass Association at https://www.mymassrequest.org/
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