WOOSTER Edwin T. Wirt, 78, of Wooster passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at Ohio s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster.
He was born January 28, 1940 in Wooster the son of Arthur F. and Jennie Maxine Parcell Wirt. Ed was a graduate of Clearview High School in Lorain, Bowling Green State University, Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science and Washington University in Missouri.
Ed was a retired Embalmer and Funeral Director. He had also worked in cemetery management and monument sales and had been the former manager of Ridgehill Memorial Park. He was an active member of Oak Chapel United Methodist Church and had been a Wayne Co. Hospice volunteer. He was a member of the Lakewood Masonic Lodge #601 F & AM, the Al Koran Shrine, Valley of Cleveland #32 and Wayne Co. Shrine Club.
Surviving is a brother, David A. (Andrea) Wirt of Findlay and his children, Mark (Lisa) Wirt, Krista (Terrial) Staley, John (Debbie) Wirt, Shayna (Alan Frena) Wirt, Dale (Alison) Wirt, Russell (Jodi) Wirt, Brian (Carol) Wirt and Carolyn (Ronnie) Bowlin.
Friends will be received 1 hour prior to the 11:00 a.m. service on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at the McIntire, Bradham & Sleek Funeral Home, 216 E. Larwill St., Wooster with the Rev. Kyle Gould officiating. Burial will follow in the Wooster Cemetery.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Oak Chapel United Methodist Church, 4203 W. Old Lincoln Way, Wooster, OH 44691 or Ohio s Hospice LifeCare, 1900 Akron Rd., Wooster, OH 44691 or to Shriner s Children s Hospital, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229.
The Wirt family would like to extend a special thank you to Chet and Lynn Six for the wonderful care given to Ed.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.mcintirebradhamsleek.com.
Memorial Contributions
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Oak Chapel United Methodist Church, 4203 W. Old Lincoln Way, Wooster, OH 44691 or Ohio s Hospice LifeCare, 1900 Akron Rd., Wooster, OH 44691 or to Shriner s Children s Hospital, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229.
Service
Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home
Visitation
Thursday, January 24, 2019 from 10-11:00 a.m. at the funeral home
Uncle Red
Oh Ed,you are certainly going to be missed by so many .I enjoyed talking to this gentleman any time I ran into him, whether it was at Hospice,the grocery store,or at the high school working out in the gym. My sincere condolences to your family.May GOD wrap you in his loving arms and give you peace as he has Ed.
very kind and nice classmate.
I will always fondly remember our days at Irving. I was just looking at one of the pictures earlier today that we took at a church function. We were so young, in our early teens, you are so handsome, you with your red hair. You were always one of my favorite people. Eddie, you will be so missed by so many people. My sincere condolences to your family.
Ed I am going to miss you. Your smile always warmed my heart. I know you are with the angels now but your spirit will always be at Oak Chapel.
My family greatly appreciated the time Ed spent with my dad in his last days in his fight with Alzheimer’s
Ed you are leaving a gaping hole in Oak Chapel and in my heart. RIP dear friend, you will be missed!
Clearview was great especially with your sweet face. Always a gentleman . Always witty. Your wonderful family will rest now that you are peacefully in your “mansion just over the hillside” Miss you
Ed,
You were truly a friend! I really enjoyed you as my classmate. You were funny, and kind. Just think! now you are free!
Praise God! No worries or cares.
RIP
Sooo sorry to learn of Ed’s passing. We had been friends for years. Fortunately we e-mailed back and forth the last few days of his life. I know all of us in the same class at Clearview High School will all miss him. Thanks sooo much to Connie who
always keeps us informed as to what is going on with our classmates.