Mrs. Diana Kay Hudak of Rogers City passed away at the venerable age of 77 years 4 months and 1 day on June 11, 2015, at Rogers City Tendercare. She was born February 10, 1938, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Pontiac to Robert and Gertrude (Wentworth) Green.
Diana moved to Saginaw from Pontiac when she was 11. Graduated with honors from Saginaw Arthur Hill High School in 1956. She was awarded the State Board of Education Scholarship to study education at Central Michigan University. Graduated with a B.S. from CMU in 1960, and Master's Degree in 1981. She came to Rogers City in 1960, and began teaching grades 4-9 Physical Education and Health.
She met her future husband, Donald, who was also a faculty member at RCHS. They were married at St. Ignatius on March 1, 1962. They have
…four children,
……Stephen (Judith) Hudak of Harvey, La.,,
……John (Christine) Hudak of Rochester Hills,
……Teresa (Nick) Armold of Portage, and
……Ruth (Mark) Benner of Grandville;
…nine grandchildren; and
…two great-grandchildren.
Diana always believed in volunteering. She was a Little League softball coach, active with the sports and band boosters, scout leader and Eucharistic Minister at St. Ignatius Catholic church where she was a member. In later years, she was a volunteer at the Presque Isle Food Pantry and at the Historical Museum.
She finished her teaching career at St. Ignatius Catholic School retiring in 2000 after 13 years. She took her students golfing, to play tennis, bowling and archery. One of her proudest achievements was to coach two State Champions, while as Track Coach at RCHS for seven years. She believed that everyone should find an activity they could pursue for a lifetime. She enjoyed playing cards, functions with the Red Hats, camping, biking, tennis and spending time with her friends and family.
Visitation for family and friends of Mrs. Hudak will be held at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Rogers City on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the Memorial Mass at 10:00 a.m. with Fr. Sylvestre Obwaka officiating.
Inurnment will take place at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to
…St. Ignatius Catholic School
……545 S Third Street
……Rogers City, Michigan 49779-1911
Or to the
…Presque Isle Food Pantry
…PO Box 237
…Rogers City, Michigan 49779-0237
or to the
…Friends of the Presque Isle Library
…181 East Erie Street
…Rogers City, Michigan 49779-1665
Arrangements and obituary provided by the
Beck Funeral Home
229 North First Street
Rogers City, Michigan 49779-1603
http://www.beckfuneralhome.org
Printed in “The Alpena News”, Saturday, June 13, 2015
and published in the "Presque Isle County Advance", (Rogers City, Michigan), Vol 137, #25, Thursday, June 18, 2015, p 7