Patricia Stites Konschak, 91, of Montross, Virginia formerly of Winchester, Virginia and Millville, New Jersey died Monday, February 12, 2024, at her home.

Mrs. Konschak was born July 2, 1932, in Bridgeton, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Joseph A. Stites and Edna C. Gandy Stites. She married Russell Winfield Konschak on August 30, 1955, in Millville, New Jersey. Mr. Konschak died June 13, 2002.

She was a teacher for almost 50 years with Winchester City Public Schools, Millville Public Schools and Glassboro Demonstration School as well as at church and in the community. In addition to "normal" school hours, she could often be found on the weekends, evenings, and during the summer working on projects to give students fun, hands-on opportunities to learn. Among her high school work experiences was the goody shop in Millville where Russ courted her and spending the summer in Ocean City to work on the boardwalk.

Early in their marriage Russ and Pat could often be found square dancing, camping and playing ping pong. Pat enjoyed many creative endeavors like singing, playing piano, theater & skits, poetry, and art that included found objects, computer graphics, and paper & pen. She was active in Trinity United Methodist Church and later in Stephens City United Methodist Church where she led many ministries including the Not So New Shop, Migrant Ministries, church theater & dance, music ministry, WATTS, Hispanic outreach, United Methodist Women, and Missions.

Surviving is a daughter, Rebecca J. Konschak and her husband, Creed Pogue and a son, Christopher R. Konschak and his husband, Chad McCurdy, of Montross, VA where Pat lived and spent many hours doing puzzles, watching wildlife in the yard and on the water. She is also survived by her cousin, John (Rona) Gandy and their family in Maine and the family of her late cousin, Delores (George) Latham in Colorado and Arizona.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 A. M. Friday, February 16, 2024, at Stephens City United Methodist Church with Rev. Bertina Westley officiating. Burial will be at 11:00 A.M. Monday, February 19, 2024, in Greenwood Memorial Park, Millville, NJ.

Memorial contributions may be made to WATTS (Winchester Area Temporary Transitional Shelter) P.O. Box 2936, Winchester Virginia 22604, https://watts-homelessshelter.org/donate/ or Trinity First Hope Center 201 North 2nd Street, Millville, NJ 08332, https://pushpay.com/g/firstumcmillville. Both are ministries to provide help to homeless individuals.