She was born in 1928 in Pittsburgh to Robert H. and Irene Margaret (Brown) Hudson.

Irene's life was her family. More than anything, Irene enjoyed spending time with friends and family. She also loved working crossword puzzles, baking, and was a proud breast cancer survivor.

Irene will live on in the hearts of her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and many friends. She is survived by her children - Donna Rhodes and husband Walter, Bluffton, SC; Joanne Sistek and husband Len, Franktown, CO; Judith Ordakowski, Mt. Shasta, CA; Helen Patricia and husband Steve, Ligonier; Mary Morgan and husband Scott, Indiana; Robert Ordakowski, Cleveland, OH; her son-in-law Dennis Bishop, Pleasant Hill, CA; grandsons - Nicholas Moore, Peter Kostas, Colin, Kevin, and Christopher Bishop; great-grandchildren- Ezra, Issac, and Jorge Bishop, Lily Moore, and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, by her husband Henry Ordakowski in 2007, her daughter Janice Bishop, and her brother Robert B. Hudson.

Irene's beautiful smile is etched in the hearts of all of us, whose lives she has touched

Friends will be received on Friday, March 16, 2018 from 4-7 p.m. at the Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana, where a Blessing Service will be held on Saturday, March 17 at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in the St. Augustine Cemetery, Millvale. In lieu of flowers, family asks donations be made to " a charity of one's choice."

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