Veronica J. Snyder

Veronica J. Snyder, 67, of Philipsburg, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at her residence.

Born on June 11, 1948 in Ehrenfield, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Veronica (Grobosky) Poldiak.

Mrs. Snyder was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church and a member of the Altar and Rosary Society. She was also a member of the Priests for Life; the Child of Mary; the Good Council; St. Anthony Bread for the Poor; and the Cause for Father Solonus Casey. She was also a member of the Humane Society of the United States; the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; the Alley Cats Allies and the North Shore Animal League.

She was a 1967 graduate of the Forest Hills High School in Sidman, Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Snyder had been employed as a typist with the Pentagon Federal Credit Union in Virginia from 1967 until 1971 and later worked at the McDonald’s restaurant in Philipsburg from 1998 until her retirement in 2003.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Poldiak.

She is survived by a daughter, Bree R. Burkett and her husband, Andrew of Osceola Mills; a son Charles J. Welch of Ramson, West Virginia; a sister, Carol Patrick of Sterling, Virginia and eleven grandchildren, Lacie, Eric, Alexander, Emma, Jessica, Cassie, Joshua, Julian, Gweneviere, Ambrosia, and Adairus; and several nieces and nephews.

The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 10 a.m. at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Philipsburg with Rev. John Gibbons as celebrant. Interment will be at St. James Cemetery in South Fork, Pennsylvania.

Friends will be received at the Beezer-Heath Funeral Home, Philipsburg on Monday, December 14, 2015 from 6 – 8 p.m. A Vigil Service will be held by Fr. Gibbons at 6 p.m. followed by the recitation of the rosary, both on Monday at the funeral home.

Contributions in memory of Mrs. Snyder may be made to a pro-life or animal rights organization of the donor’s choice.

Family and friends may sign the guestbook and share memories at beezerheathfh.com