Virginia D. Hricenak

Virginia D. Hricenak, 75, of Newton Twp., died Sunday morning at the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Michael J. Hricenak who died in 2009.

Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Byron and Dorothy Gramps Snyder, she was well-known for her prize-winning needlepoint, as well as her love of crossword puzzles and word games. Virginia loved to collect antiques, especially carnival glass and furniture. She was proud of her vast teddy bear collection and the library of books she had accumulated. Mostly, she should be remembered as a devoted, ever-wise friend, wife and mother.

Surviving are a daughter, Melissa Hricenak and a very dear family friend, Russell Elgin, Mill City; four sons, David and wife, Pat, Tennessee; Byron, Mill City; James, Mill City; and Keith, Michigan; a brother, Charles Synder, Fleetville; five grandchildren, Laura, Greg, Kristen, Michael and Joseph; and a great-granddaughter, Kadence Bucksbee.

The funeral will be Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit, with services by the Rev. James Rugg, pastor of Mill City Assembly of God. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family.

Friends may call Thursday, from 4 to 7 p.m. For directions or to send an online condolence, visit www.lawrenceey oungfuneralhome.com.