Miss Hritz to wed Benjamin Kucia in December rite

XPOLAND -- John Hritz, 2841 Poland Village Blvd., is announcing the engagement of his daughter, Jacquelyn Hritz, 9500 Highland Ave., Garfield Heights, and Benjamin Kucia of Brooklyn Heights.
The future groom is a son of Edward and Judy Kucia, 809 E. Schaaf Road, Brooklyn Heights. The bride-elect also is a daughter of the late Joanne Hritz.
Miss Hritz earned bachelor's and master's degrees in speech-language pathology at Cleveland State University. She is a speech-language pathologist at Progressive Step Rehabilitation Services in Streetsboro.
Mr. Kucia graduated from Canisius College, Buffalo, N.Y., with a bachelor's in business management. He is a sales manager at Cintas Corp. in Painesville and an assistant varsity football coach at Cuyahoga Heights High School.
The couple have chosen Dec. 31 as their wedding day. They will exchange marriage vows during an open-church ceremony at 2 p.m. at St. Columba Cathedral, Youngstown. Invitations will be extended for an evening reception at Antone's Banquet Centre in Boardman.