Obituaries
January 31, 2020

Judith E. Agamedi – North Charleroi

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Judith E. Agamedi
North Charleroi
Judith E. Agamedi, 80, of North Charleroi, passed away on Jan. 30, 2020, in her home. She was born in Monessen Oct. 8, 1939, a daughter of the late Earl Smith and Hannah Hughes Smith Faust and husband Verl B. Faust. Judy was a member of Gospel Alliance Church of Belle Vernon and volunteered there with many church events. She worked as an outpatient registration clerk for Monongahela Valley Hospital prior to retirement, and then worked part-time at The Residence At Hilltop as a patient companion. Surviving are her children, Rachel Cardinale, Claudia Cardinale, Joseph Cardinale and Ann-Marie Cardinale and husband James Whittington; grandchildren, Jared Moody, Taylor Moody and Dalyn Moody; sisters, Jeanne McCoy and JoAnne Decker; and numerous nieces and nephews and many dear friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Mario “Red” Cardinale and Alfred “Aggie” Agamedi. A celebration of life for Judy will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at Gospel Alliance Church of Belle Vernon, 1011 Fells Church Road, Belle Vernon, PA 15012. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to RHOME FUNERAL HOME INC., 1209 Grand Blvd., Monessen. Online condolences may be conveyed to the family at www.rhomefuneralhome.com.

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