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Margaret DiPinto

January 28, 1937 — July 20, 2015

Struthers - Margaret DiPinto, 78, passed away Monday morning, July 20, 2015 at Maplecrest Nursing Home after complications following an aneurysm.

"Margie" was born on January 28, 1937 in Carteret, NJ to Paul and Elsie Stefura Kish. The Kish family moved to Campbell during her youth and she graduated from Campbell Memorial High School. She married Jack DiPinto in 1957.

Margie worked for 13 years at the Kroger Company and then for another 25 years at Giant Eagle until her retirement in 2008. Her home was her palace and she loved entertaining family and friends. An avid cooker/baker, no one ever left her house hungry. She enjoyed gardening and just hanging out with her friends in the backyard. Other pastimes included daily lunch and galavants with her friend Darla Dellick, casino jaunts, and visiting her grandchildren in California. She looked forward to Summer Sunday afternoons sitting with her beloved dog Rocky, high school friends Dorothy and Dee, neighbor Louise, sister Betty and their personal chef, Greg St. Pierre. Friday afternoons were reserved for her hair appointment with Cathy and the girls at C & L Salon. Mrs. DiPinto was a 50 year member of St. Nicholas Church in Struthers as well as a member of the ladies Bagnolese Club and the Jednota Club.

Mrs. DiPinto is survived by her sons, Jack DiPinto of Redondo Beach, CA and Paul DiPinto (Cathy Safarek) of Struthers; grandchildren Breana and Nico DiPinto of Redondo Beach, CA and Michael Safarek of Youngstown; siblings Betty (Larry) Matzye of Struthers, Paul (Dorothy) Kish of Campbell, Shirley (Rudy) Zura of Campbell and Sue (Jerry) Macala of Rancho Cucamonga, CA. She loved and adored each and every one of her 15 nephews and nieces and their offspring. She also leaves cousins in New Jersey and John and Teresa Gabriele of Struthers.

Mrs. DiPinto was preceded in death by her parents, Paul & Elsie Kish and brothers Mike Kish and Butch Kish.

A prayer service will be held Saturday, 9:15 AM at the Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, Poland, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Christ Our Savior Parish at St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church in Struthers with Fr. Bernard Gaeta officiating. Interment will follow at the Lake Park Cemetery.

Friends may call Friday from 4-7 PM at the funeral home.

Condolences may be sent to www.beckerobits.com .


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