OBIT: Mary Susan (NESBELA) PIPTA, 1998, Somerset, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by John C. Oester. Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ PIPTA Mary Susan (Nesbela) Pipta, 86, of Patriot Manor, Somerset, formerly of Jerome, died Feb. 4, 1998, at Somerset Hospital. Born June 7, 1911, in Lilly. Daughter of Mike and Mary (Andresko) Nesbela. Preceded in death by parents; husband John Sr., on Sept. 19, 1993; brothers Joe and Steve; and sister Anna Koken. Survived by children: Michael of Dearborn, Mich.; Irene Shiring of Oceanside, Calif.; John Jr. of Newry, Pa.; Eleanor Hipsley of Lanham, Md.; Robert of Tustin, Calif.; Mary Jane Bodner of Greenbelt, Md.; Barbara Elser of Anaheim, Calif., and Paul of Johnstown. Also numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Sister of Andrew, Pete, Paul, Mike, John, Agnes Strayer, Susan Plewka and Olean Andrachak. Member of SS. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church, Jerome, and Jerome American Legion Post 802 Auxiliary. Employed by former Dorfman and Hoffman Garment Factory, Boswell. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hoffman Funeral Home, Main Street, Boswell, where Panachida will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Prayer service at 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home followed by Christian Burial with Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. Saturday at SS. Peter and Paul Church, the Rev. Father Daniel Loya. Interment, church cemetery. Daily American, February 5, 1998 [P0610]