Obituary: Virginia Hope Pilla, 90, Of Milford

Information and photo via Cody-White Funeral Home

Virginia (Ginny) was born in Washington, DC, and was raised in New Jersey, Montana and Pelham, NY, where she met her husband, Patrick.

Ginny and Pat raised their four children, Janice, Patricia, Daniel and Deborah, in Scarsdale, NY and retired to Milford, Conn., in 1993.

Ginny was an active member of DAR, Colonial Dames, the Milford Literacy Foundation and the Milford Garden Club.

Ginny attended Catherine Gibbs’s secretarial school and worked at NBC in NYC. She spoke of meeting stars like Elvis and Ed Sullivan, Gene Simmons and would watch the Ernie Kovacs Show. Ginny was a Realtor in Scarsdale, NY, and worked as a secretary at the Scarsdale Alternative High School.

Ginny sang in the folk mass at St. Pius X Church in Scarsdale, NY, and appeared on the game show Make a Face winning a week-long streak and prizes.

Ginny made a professionally recorded album and did the NY Times crossword puzzle in ink!

Ginny was preceded by her husband, Patrick; her daughter, Mary; her sister, Jane; and her parents, Gerald & Vera Martin and Miriam Skogestad.

She leaves behind her daughter Janice Pilla Civitello and Frank Civitello of Milford, CT, Patricia Pilla Richards of Orange, CT and Daniel Pilla of NY, Deborah Pilla (David) Vopli of NY, her six grandchildren Kristen (Matthew) Porac, Sarah Warecke (Ben Green), Douglas(Kiki) Richards, Amanda Richards, Alexander (Johanna) Volpi, Maximilian Volpi, 2 Step-Grandchildren, Frank and Jake Civitello, and four great-grandchildren; Oliver (Jasmine) Green, Maxwell, Madison & Myles Porac. Siblings John Martin CA; Barbara Ann Martin RI and David Martin AZ.

Ginny loved the beach and her dogs and cat that will now greet her over the rainbow bridge.

In place of flowers, please donate to JDRF or a charity of your choice in memory of Ginny.

Family and friends are invited to gather on Saturday, June 17, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a Memorial Service to begin at 12:30 p.m. at the Cody-White Funeral Home, 107 Broad St.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Virginia Hope Pilla, please visit the Cody-White Funeral Home floral store.