Edith M. Herchig

Edith M. Herchig 88, passed April 20, 2011 married for 67 years to Robert. Mother of Roberta, Lesley (Stephen), and Suzette. Grandparents to Morgan. A memorial service will be Tuesday, June 14 1 PM at Demaine Funeral Home, Springfield, Va. Inurnment will be in Quantico National Cemetery.

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A native New Yorker, Edith was the youngest child of Charles and Sophie Jude, born on October 12, 1922.

She and her family survived the depression years and truly learned how to cook while saving money.

Edith learned to sew and knit from her mother and her sisters and enjoyed outings to the museums

and other local events in their community. After completing high school she joined the Doubleday

Book of the Month club and met many new people and made many friends and truly enjoyed

living and working in New York.

In May 1941, she and her friend Ann were in Central Park and so was a young Marine, well that was

truly love at first sight, and two years later in 1943 they were married.

Their first daughter was born in 1946, in New York also, then they were transferred to Barstow, California

in 1953 and that is where their second daughter was born.

California was a great location and Edith enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, but the Marine Corps

sent them back to the east coast to the state of South Carolina and in 1956 their third daughter was born.

Edith spent many great days with all the girls at the beach and on base just being the great mom and wife

and enjoying every day. She became a Girl Scout Leader of Troop #251 while in South Carolina and passed

on her skills to other young ladies. Duty called again and the family moved to Virginia where they have

been since 1960. During the next 20 years Edith worked for the Army, Navy and retired in 1984 so she

could enjoy retired living with her husband. They began their cross country travels in a Winnebago and

reacquainted themselves with family and met new friends and truly enjoyed each other and all the

new adventures that they encountered.

In 1989, during a visit to Southern California the birth of their granddaughter occurred during the October

earthquake! Edith's family has always been her first concern and when she was tired of the traveling

she decided to stay home and take care of the outdoor animals and birds that would visit the backyard.

We will continue that tradition as we cherish her memory and her w