Rose Mary (Dervay) Pipta, 87, fell asleep in the Lord on June 30, 2021, in Alexandria, VA. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband's parents, her sister, Anne (Peter) Hodanick; her brothers, Michael (Anne), William (Sue), John (Dorothy), Paul (Anne) and George Dervay Jr.; brother-in-law, James Demetry, sisters-in-law, Mary (Joseph) Hiznay and Helen Rucky; and nephews, Mark and John Dervay Jr.
She is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Colonel John Pipta, U.S.M.C. (ret.) of Alexandria, VA; her sister, Helen Dervay Demetry of Endwell; her brother, Joseph (Mary Suvak) Dervay of Johnson City; and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews across the United States.
Rose was a member of St. Michael's Orthodox Church in Binghamton. She retired in 2011 from IBM Corporation where she was an executive administrative assistant for global operations in Bethesda, MD. During her fifty+ year career, she worked for IBM in numerous cities across the United States where John was stationed.
Rose was a great patriot and true Marine Corps wife for her husband, John, always understanding, supportive and never complaining. John was her love and number one priority. She was very generous to all and known for her random acts of kindness.
A funeral service will be concelebrated by Very Rev. Protopresbyter James Dutko and Rev. Nathaniel Choma on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at 10am at St. Michael's Orthodox Church, 292 Clinton Street, Binghamton where the family will receive friends from 9am until the time of the service. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Rose's memory to St. Michael's Orthodox Church or St. Mary's Orthodox Church, 1907 Jenkins Street, Endicott, NY 13760, or to the charity of one's choice. Rose's lasting wish would be for all of us to make random acts of kindness part of our daily lives.
Kindly share your reflections of Rose on her guestbook at Chopyak-Scheider.com.