Subiaco Academy

Dianne Concetta Hart, 54, of Shoal Creek, Arkansas died peacefully on Sept. 1, 2022 surrounded by family.

She was born on August 8, 1968, to Tom and Dorothy Caldarera. She grew up in Fort Smith learning the value of family, faith, and mathematics. She graduated from Arkansas Tech University earning a BSE with a focus in mathematics. She loved to teach! She taught at many different schools until she found her dream job at Subiaco Academy in 2004, until, with a heavy heart, she chose to retire in 2021. Dianne won multiple awards for excellence in teaching. Her students, though challenged, always left her class learning a new concept.

In 2013 Dianne started her journey with Scleroderma. Dianne fought the disease with faith, vigor, and determination.

She is preceded in death by her father, Tom Caldarera, and father-in-law, Joe Hart, Jr.

Dianne is survived by her husband, Ken Hart; a son, Joseph Hart; two daughters, Caroline and Anna Hart; her mother, Dorothy Caldarera; her mother-in-law, Margie Hart; four sisters, Katherine Hornung and husband, Dan, Sharon Sicard, Janet Richardson and Mary Baker; two brothers, Tom Caldarera and wife, Traci and Joe Caldarera and wife, Kathleen; two sisters-in-law, Karey Sparks and husband, Charlie and Kristin Hart and numerous nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Rosary service will be held 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Subiaco. Visitation will follow the rosary service.

The funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2022 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Subiaco with Fr. Mark Stengel, OSB and Fr. John Antony officiating. Burial will follow in St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery under the direction of Roller Funeral Home in Paris. At the conclusion of the burial, a celebration will follow at the St. Scholastica Hall.

Pallbearers will be Joey Sparks, Zach Baker, Jackson Mendenhall, Nick Hornung, Ben Hornung, Matt Hornung, Adam Richardson and Joshua Cobb.

Memorials may be made to Subiaco Academy, 405 North Subiaco Way, Subiaco, AR 72865; St. Joseph Catholic School, 25 South Spruce, Paris, AR 72855 or the National Scleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105, Danvers, MA 01923.