Denise Rudar
I tremendously inspired by Denise Rudar for her tireless efforts with Millvale Gardens. She is always there to help and write grants for the community’s benefit. She always has a smile on her face and has some new project going every time time I talk to her.
- Janice Schuler
Denise Rudar in Millvale Gardens which she helped launched in 201.
Denise when she graduated from Kent State University’s nursing school in 1980. Rudar began working as a nurse at Allegheny General Hospital immediately following graduation. She just marked 40 years at the hospital in June 2020. She is now an oncology nurse.
Denise on her wedding day in 1986. She met her husband Michael, a Vietnam veteran, at the hospital when he worked as an orderly at the hospital’s recovery room. She moved to Millvale when she got married.
When Rudar, who grew up on a farm in Ohio, first moved to Millvale she wondered how people could live so close together. Years later she was surprised to learn from her son and her daughter that the borough did not have a good reputation, so she became active in the community. She currently serves on the board of and on the zoning committee.
