Margaret Aldine 'Deanie' Hile Lipinski
Margaret Aldine “Deanie” Hile Lipinski, 84, of East Brady passed away Tuesday at Newhaven Court at Clearview in Butler, where she lived for two years.
Deanie was born to Warren J. and Thressa Rettig Hile on Sept. 12, 1930. Deanie, her parents and all her grandparents were born, lived and died in East Brady or nearby. Deanie was the youngest of her siblings and the last to die.
Her siblings were Merrill (Butt) Hile, Agnes McLaughlin, Francis (Hank) Hile, Rosalie (Rhody) Bish Peck, James Hile, Anna Marie Zeitler, and Elizabeth Hile.
In 1949, Deanie married Thomas Lipinski. Thomas died on July 12, 2014. Their home on Robinson Street radiated compassionate hospitality for more than 60 years. Everyone was invited in: meter-readers, family, priests, mail carriers, co-workers, Yum-Yums, friends, and friends of friends for a homemade meal, artful pie or the best cookies you ever had, and a cup of tea.
Deanie's life had the threads common to most of our lives: family, marriage, friends, church, career, aging. With her threads, Deanie wove a rich and beautiful tapestry of a life well lived. Her fine sense of beauty and style was evident whether she was setting a table, decorating her home, making her wreaths, planting or arranging flowers, creating the bows that adorned every gift, or choosing her clothes. Her wit and humor made people laugh and feel connected because it was fresh, insightful and real.
When she retired from her career as office manager at Mascia-Bauer Orthodontics in Butler, she was heartily celebrated by staff/co-workers who had become like family. Even in her diminished condition with advanced Alzheimer's, she endeared herself to her caretakers and fellow residents at Newhaven Court.
Sr. Joan Chittister says, “Every death requires that someone change their life.” As a memorial to Deanie, we could each improve life by imitating her in some way.
Lipinski— The friends of Margaret A. “Deanie” Lipinski, who passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Buechele Funeral Home, 707 Kelly's Way, East Brady.A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at the St. Eusebius Roman Catholic Church with the Rev. Lester Knoll O.F.M. Cap.The family invites everyone to a luncheon celebrating Deanie's life which will be in the church social hall immediately following Mass. Interment will be at 2 p.m. at St. Eusebius Cemetery.To view or express condolences, please visit www.BuecheleFuneralHome.com.
