OBIT: John PIPTA, SR., 1993, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  PIPTA
  
  John Pipta Sr., 90, Somerset, formerly of Jerome, died Sept. 19,
  1993, at Patriot Manor.  Born Aug. 1, 1903, in Johnstown, son of
  Charles Sr. and Barbara (Kmetz) Pipta.  Preceded in death by parents;
  sisters, Helen, Anna and Elizabeth, and brother, Michael J.  Survived
  by wife, the former Mary S. Nesbela, and these children: Michael,
  Deerborn Heights, Mich.; Irene Shiring, Oceanside, Calif.; John Jr.,
  Newry; Eleanor Hipsley, Lanham, Md.; Robert, Anaheim, Calif.; Mary
  Jane Bodner, Greenbelt, Md.; Barbara Elser, Anaheim, Calif., and
  Paul, Johnstown RD 4; also numerous grandchildren and
  great-grandchildren. Brother of Charles Jr., California; Barbara Izzo
  and Mary Carpenter, both of Long Island, N.Y., and Julia Bennett,
  Washington.  Longtime member of SS. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic
  Church, Jerome, where he served as cantor for many years.  Also member
  of UMWA.  Retired employee of the former Hillman Coal and Coke Company
  and Kaczey Mine Service. Would have observed 66th wedding anniversary
  Oct. 24, 1993.  Friends received from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and 2 to 4 and
  7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hoffman Funeral Home, Allegheny Street,
  Boswell, where Parastas will be sung at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.  Prayer
  service at 9:15 a.m. at the funeral home, followed by Christian
  Burial with Divine Liturgy at 10 am. Wednesday at SS Peter and Paul's
  church, Rev. Father Daniel Loya officiating.  Interment, church
  cemetery.
  
  Daily American, September 20, 1993
  
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