Radha Naimpally
Radha Naimpally, 91, of Berkeley County, West Virginia, died Friday, October 17, 2014, in Jefferson Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Naimpally was born in 1923, in Belgaum, India, the daughter of the late Dr. Dattatraya N. and Krishnabai B. Koppikar. She attended HPT College in Nasik, India and was a graduate of Bombay University in India receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and History and an Education Certification. She was an administrator in the Bombay State Government during the 1940’s. Later, she began a second career as a mathematics teacher, first at Sacred Heart Boys High School and later at Fatima High School, both in Bombay, India. She loved teaching, was very passionate about math, and volunteered her time to tutor in the Martinsburg community.
Mrs. Naimpally was of the Hindu faith and a member of the Self Realization Fellowship in Los Angeles, California and the Cumberland Valley India Association.
She married Vasudev Naimpally on February 5, 1947, in Bombay, India. He preceded her in death on February 24, 2014.
Surviving is her daughter, Dr. Yogini Benegalrao and husband, Dr. Suresh Benegalrao, of Martinsburg, West Virginia; sons, Dr. Ashok Naimpally and wife, Dr. Shobha Naimpally, of Cerritos, California, Saiprasad Naimpally and wife, Mabel, of Langhorne, Pennsylvania; grandchildren, Suyog, Sujay “Jonathan”, MacKenzie, Jessica; great grandchildren, Gavin, Linnea, Gabrielle, Dylan, Luke, Elaina, Lydia and Genevieve.
Two sisters, Muktabai and Mitra and four brothers, Ganesh, Vithal, Bhavanishankar “Baburay” and Maruti preceded her in death.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, from 5:00-7:00 PM, at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, 1600 Amherst Street, Winchester, Virginia.
A Private funeral service will be conducted on Sunday.
The family wishes to express their gratitude and thanks for the very special care Dr. Timothy Divine, Dr. Jan Kletter and the entire nursing staff at Jefferson Memorial Hospital gave to their mother.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Self Realization Fellowship, 3880 San Rafael Avenue, Dept. 9W Los Angeles, California, 90065-3219.
