OBIT: Charles PIPTA, Jr., 1999, formerly of Jerome, Somerset County, PA
  
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  PIPTA
  
  Charles Pipta Jr., 89, of Plymouth, Calif., formerly of Jerome, died
  Sept. 2, 1999, at Sunbridge Care Center, Jackson, Calif.  Born May 18,
  1910, in Jerome, son of Charles (Vasil) Sr. and Barbara (Kmetz) Pipta.
  Preceded in death by parents; first wife, the former Helen
  Orzechowski; second wife, the former Ann B. (Stetz) Galiczynski;
  infant son and daughter; sisters: Ann McCune-Balinsky, Elizabeth
  Leskovich, Barbara Izzo, and Helen Pipta, and brothers: Michael and
  John.  Survived by these children: Edward and wife Merry, Belleglades,
  Fla.; Felicia and husband J. Raymond Kuna, Spring Grove, Ill.; Laura
  and husband Chester Schaufel, with whom he resided; Richard,
  Somerset; Mark and wife Pamela, Gaithersburg, Md., and stepdaughter,
  Barbara (Galiczynski) and husband Nick Mastillo, Hollsopple RD; 11
  grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and sisters: Mary Carpenter and
  Julia Bennett, both of Long Island, N.Y.  Member and former trustee of
  SS. Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Church, Jerome, where his father
  was one of the founders.  Also member of UMWA.  Retired area coal miner
  and also employed in heavy and building construction.  Will be
  remembered for the unique package of gifts that the Lord bestowed on
  him, his sense of humor and the ability to relate to, people of all
  ages and walks of life.  Will be sorely missed, but the family
  rejoices in his going home to be with the Lord he loved so much.
  Friends received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Hoffman
  Funeral Home, Allegheny Street, Boswell, where prayer service will be
  held at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday.  Christian burial, with divine liturgy, at
  10 a.m. Tuesday at SS. Peter & Paul Church, the Rev. Father Daniel
  Loya, celebrant.  Interment, church cemetery.  In lieu of flowers,
  memorials may be given to a favorite charity or to Ss. Peter & Paul
  Church, Jerome, Pa. 15937.
  
  Daily American, September 4, 1999
  
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