Tessa Dawn Ludwig

Tessa Dawn Ludwig, 48, of Punxsutawney, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Canterbury Place Family Hospice in Pittsburgh.

She was born September 27, 1977 to Richard P. Reitz and Diana Stewart in Punxsutawney.

Tessa was a graduate of the Punxsutawney Area High School, Class of 1995. She was a member of Saints Cosmas and Damian Catholic Church in Punxsutawney. Tessa worked at various restaurants in town, bartending at the Punxsy Hotel, and for over 10 years she worked at Fox’s Pizza and Punxsy Pizza but her favorite job was being a stay-at-home mother and raising her children. Tessa enjoyed camp fires with friends and family, visiting with friends, watching movies, and family game night. Most of all she loved watching her friends and family opening gifts for birthdays and Christmas.

Tessa is survived by her husband Daniel R. Ludwig, Punxsutawney, two children, Taegan Ludwig, Indiana and Hayden Ludwig, Punxsutawney, two brothers and a sister, Chad McHenry and wife Miranda, Punxsutawney, Sonya Beatty and husband John, Mahaffey, and Keanan Reitz and wife Shelly, TX, two aunts, Georgia Frye and husband John, Cherry Tree, and Jean Lowmaster and husband Tim, Punxsutawney, uncle Ron Reitz, Big Run, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, an aunt, Joan Stewart, an infant nephew, William Archibald McHenry and her beloved grandmother and grandfather Evelyn Long and William “Jerry” Long.

Friends will be received on Friday from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM, at McCabe Funeral Home Inc., 114 Maple Ave., Punxsutawney, PA 15767.

Memorial donations may be made in care of Daniel R. Ludwig, 405 Sutton Street, Punxsutawney, PA 15767, to be used to start a trust fund for her son Hayden’s education.

To offer condolences or to share a memory, please visit, www.mccabewaldronfh.com