Constance Mary Tedesco (Maryanski) of Winston-Salem, NC, formerly of Seminole, FL and Medford, MA, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2026 at the age of 95. Constance was the beloved wife of the late Ralph P. Tedesco.
She loved reading, crocheting, knitting and cooking. Her home with husband Ralph was always welcoming to friends and relatives. Constance was very giving during her life. Beyond raising her five children, she was the caregiver of father-in-law, Clem, husband Ralph and her Aunt, Sally.
Constance was the devoted mother of James Tedesco and his wife Kathy of Flat Rock, NC, Paul Tedesco and his wife Linda of East Boston, Diane Lawing and her husband Bill of Winston-Salem, NC, Brian Tedesco and his wife Nicole of Windham, NH, and the late Ralph Tedesco and his surviving wife Marilyn of Kittery, ME. She was the adored grandmother of Paul, Jason (Felicia), Mat (Christy), Annmarie, Cameron, Jordan, Hayden and Ashton Tedesco, Nikki (Nick) Koutlas and Chris Lawing. She was the loving great-grandmother (Gaga) to Nico Koutlas and received much pleasure from his visits. She was looking forward to her second great-grandchild with Nikki Koutlas’s expected baby girl. Constance was the dear sister of Irene Colby, Evelyn Ware, Raymond and Joseph.
In addition to her immediate family she was loved by everyone in the extended families from the Maryanski’s and Tedesco’s, as well as many friends and neighbors. She continued to make new friends after she moved to Heritage Woods Senior Living in Winston-Salem.
Relatives and friends may visit with the family at the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford, MA, on Monday, September 21, from 3-7PM, and again on Tuesday, September 22, at 10AM for a funeral service in the funeral home beginning at 11AM. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory can be made to American Diabetes Association 260 Cochituate Road, Suite 200, Framingham, MA. 01701.
Services will conclude with burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.