Family & friends are respectfully invited to attend visiting hours on Tuesday, March 12th from 4 to 8 pm in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza Beechwood Home for Funerals 262 Beach St. Revere for Virginia C. “Ginger” (Guerra) Pinabell, who died on Friday, March 8th at the Beverly Hospital following a brief illness, she recently celebrated her 101st birthday. A funeral will be conducted from the funeral home on Wednesday, March 13th beginning at 10 am followed by an 11 am funeral mass in St. Anthony of Padua Church 250 Revere St. Revere. Interment immediately followed in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.

Ginger, as she was affectionately known, was born on January 28th, 1923, to her late parents Vincenzo & Catherine (Adracchio) Guerra. She was one of ten children who were raised and educated in East Boston. She was an alumna of East Boston High School Class of 1940. Ginger was married the following year to her husband Anthony “Tony Bell” Pinabell. The couple remained in East Boston where they began their family together, then later moved to Revere. Ginger was a wonderful mother who devoted herself to her six children. She later returned to the workforce and was a supervisor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the Board of Industrial Accidents. Her career would span 25 years, before she would retire. Her retirement didn’t last long, she then worked for the Department of Consumer affairs in Revere as Case Manager, she worked until she was 97 years old. Ginger later moved to Peabody, to be with her family. She enjoyed many things throughout her long life. Family was always first and foremost her life and especially her heart. She enjoyed traveling and of course she enjoyed the thrill and excitement of going to the casinos. One of her best trips was going to Las Vegas with all her family on her 90th birthday. She is the matriarch of her family who bestowed so many valuable life lessons & good morals to her family through the years.

She is the beloved wife of 49 years to the late Anthony “Tony Bell” Pinabell. The loving mother of Anthony Pinabell & wife Charlotte of Florida, Richard Pinabell & his companion Cecilly DiStephano of Florida, Lorraine Pinabell of Revere, Roberta Marmiani & her late husband Thomas Marmiani, Sr. of Peabody, Robert Pinabell & his late wife Joanne Pinabell of Revere and the late Cathy Spinelli & her late husband Anthony Spinelli. She is the cherished & adored grandmother, great grandmother & great-great grandmother of many. She is the dear sister of her 9 deceased brothers and sisters. Also lovingly survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, great grandnieces, & great grandnephews.