Virginia Shover Bricker Balog

She was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on April 4, 1933, to Albert and Marie Shover.

Virginia was the beloved wife of the late Richard Bricker of Plainfield and the late Eugene Balog of Mechanicsburg and mother to the late Brenda (Brandy) Closson. She graduated from Carlisle High School in 1951 and later earned her nursing degree from Harrisburg Area Community College. She led a distinguished 20+ year career as a psychiatric nurse.

She is survived by her son Daniel and his wife Denise of California, her grandson Ian and his wife Katie of Vermont, and her granddaughter Alyson and her husband Josh of Idaho. She also leaves behind four cherished great-granddaughters.

From the Balog family, she leaves behind her four step-children and their spouses, Michele & Bruno Romeo, Edward & Bojana Balog, Danette & Nevin Posey, and Roxane Balog (all of Pennsylvania). She also leaves behind her daughter in law, Lori Stauffer Balog, and four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren: Alex, Mary, and daughter Cecelia Shea Romeo; Emily, William (Bill) and son William DeMarco Jr.; Gabriella Romeo, and John (Jack) Balog.

Before relocating to Maine, Virginia was a member of the Camp Hill United Methodist Church in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Since 2015, she had been a much-loved resident of the 75 State Street Retirement Community in Portland, where she was known for her elegant clothes, signature peony pink lipstick, sharp sense of humor, and spicy disposition. She loved coconut, white chocolate, red robins in the spring and pink tulips. Never one to stop learning, she took up painting in her final years, creating stunning landscapes.

She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.