Susan’s Obituary Susan Ruth (Groce) Sniezek, 69, of Greensburg, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019 at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital after a courageous fight with cancer. Born April 26, 1949 in New Castle, she was a daughter of the late J. Lynnford Groce and Helen M. (Harmon) Groce. Susan was a 1967 graduate of Mohawk Area High School, after which she attended Slippery Rock University.
Throughout the years, she had been employed at the Universal Rundle Corporation, Kaufmann’s at Westmoreland Mall in the dress department, and at The Sun Parlor. After her retirement, she treasured spending her time with her granddaughter Martina. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Social Club, Youngstown Firemen’s Club, Lloydsville Firemen’s Club and the Kecksburg Firemen’s Club.
Along with her husband, she enjoyed buying and selling neon signs and tin collectables. A favorite pastime of Susan’s was making bracelets, which she loved to share with her family and friends. Another favorite pastime was collecting and displaying Santa Clause figurines and she amassed a collection of over 600 Santa Clause items.
She was also an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan and season ticket holder at both Three Rivers Stadium and Heinz Field, where she also held a seat license. She enjoyed going to every home game with her best friend, the late Joanie Nolan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Amanda Ruth Sniezek; a sister-in-law Rita Marie Sniezek; and a brother-in-law Fred Stuhlmann.
Susan is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, Martin P. Sniezek of Greensburg; daughter, Jennifer A. Ciafre, and her husband Matthew, of Latrobe; granddaughter, Martina Ruth Ciafre; sister, Judy A. Stuhlmann of New Bedford, PA; her brother-in-law, Andrew J. Sniezek, and his wife Carol, of Glen Burnie, MD; her nieces and nephew, Stacy Sniezek, Victoria Sniezek, Christy Cunningham, and Eric Stuhlmann, and his wife Kristen; and her great-nephew, Jeremy Connor. The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the staff of Excela Health Home Care and Hospice and the Arnold Palmer Pavilion for their excellent care and compassion. Family and friends will be received from 12 to 4 PM Saturday at the John J. Lopatich Funeral Home, Inc., 601 Weldon Street, Latrobe.
A memorial service will be held at 3:30 PM Saturday in the funeral home with the Rev. Doug Runyan officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions in Susan’s name be made to the Rotary Club of Latrobe, Food for Thought Backpack Program, c/o The Latrobe Foundation, P.O. Box 110, Latrobe, PA 15650.
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