- Date Of Birth: February 21, 1930
- Date Of Death: October 13, 2019
- State: Illinois
Louise V. (Baima) Pienta, 89, of Carrollton, GA, formerly of Peru, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton.
Mrs. Pienta was born February 21, 1930 in Oglesby to Joseph and Regina (Faletti) Baima. She married Jerome J. “Jerry” Pienta on June 28, 1952 at Sacred Heart Church in Oglesby.Mrs. Pienta was a graduate of LaSalle-Peru High School and St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Joliet. She worked as a registered nurse in Peru with Dr. William J. Farley for 28 years.
She was a member of St. Mary’s Church, Peru.Survivors include four children, Beth (John) Edwards of Rockton, Jerome G. “Jay” (Susan) Pienta of Rock Island, James Pienta of Carrollton, GA and Cynthia (James) Kalafut of Mableton, GA; seven grandchildren, Kurt (Miranda) Thompson, Kyle (Samantha) Thompson, Nina (David) Struss, Joseph (Alexa) Pienta, Anna (Sarah Forgue) Pienta, Olivia Kalafut and Jonah Kalafut; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Jolene (Raymond) Colsant and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jerry on February 7, 2012; one son, John J. Pienta in infancy and two sisters, Florence Mozina and Regina Wahl.
