Judith Ann Moody – Belle Vernon
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May 4, 2022

Judith Ann Moody – Belle Vernon

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Judith Ann Moody, 76, of North Belle Vernon, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Twin Lakes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. A daughter of the late Louis and Mary Lupori Ceccarelli Sr., she was born June 19, 1945, in North Charleroi. A lifelong resident of North Belle Vernon, Judy was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church, and the Annita Garibaldi Society and California State College. She adored her grandchildren and enjoyed watching them in their numerous sports and activities. Judy spent her 40-year career as a dedicated kindergarten teacher at Rostraver Elementary, North Belle Vernon Elementary and St. Sebastian Catholic School, where she was the school’s first kindergarten teacher. Survivors include a daughter and a son-in-law, Mary Lou and Chris Hasson of Rostraver Township; a daughter, Marci Seliga of Rostraver Township; a son and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Jill Moody of Belle Vernon; a former son-in-law, Ken Seliga of Rostraver Township; eight grandchildren, Brendan and Marissa Hasson, Tyler, Logan, Dylan and Kenzi Rae Seliga and Hunter and Tanner Moody; a sister, Marilee Stark of Zanesville, Ohio; many nieces, nephews and cousins; and her treasured dog, Angel. In addition to her parents, Judy was preceded in death by her beloved husband Raymond Moody Jr. on Aug. 29, 2007; a brother, Louis J. Ceccarelli Jr; a sister-in-law, Connie Ceccarelli; and a brother-in-law, George Stark. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-5300, www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com. There will not be any visitation or services Saturday or Sunday.  A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 9, 2022, at St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church with the Rev. Michael Crookston and her cousin, the Rev. William Feeney, as co-celebrants. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to be made to St. Sebastian R. C. Church and/or St. Sebastian Regional Catholic School in Judy’s memory.

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