Dear wife of the late Daniel Irwin, who preceded her in death in 2017; loving mother of Carolyn (Robert) Kircher; Beloved grandmother of Katie and Kevin Kircher.
Edith was born on October 19, 1936 in Bremerhaven, Germany, daughter of Wilhelm and Kathe Vollmer. She came to the United States in 1939 following an adventurous journey across the Atlantic Ocean and grew up in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. She was a graduate of Cliffside Park High School then attended and graduated from the Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School in New York City. In 1959, Edith married Daniel Irwin and was married 58 years.
A lover of travel, Edith enjoyed traveling by ship as much as possible as well as traveling by train through Europe. She most enjoyed spending time with her family, and also developed many lifelong friendships with her Rochester neighbors. A good, caring, woman, Edith was greatly loved by her family and friends, and will be greatly missed.
Private family services have been held. Arrangements in care of Pixley Funeral Home.
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