1927
Edwina
2008
Edwina Anna Thrift
January 30, 1927 — April 20, 2008
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Edwina Anna Thrift, 81, of Westminster, formerly of Oakland Mills died Sunday, April 20, 2008 at Longview Nursing Home in Manchester.
She was born in Baltimore on January 30, 1927 and was the daughter of the late Bernard Schwarting and Elner Breakall Schwarting McCoy. She was the wife of the late Walter Everett Thrift, Jr., her husband of 30 years, who passed away in 1988.
Mrs. Thrift grew up in the former Oakland Mills and was a member of the Church of the Open Door in Westminster. She was a caregiver to others and had a green thumb with her house plants and flowers. She loved spending time with her family and was known by many names to her grandchildren such as Pa, Darling, Nana, and Grandma.
Surviving are her daughters Margaret "Maggie" Blaylock of Mechanicville, VA, Juanita Smith of Chesterfield, VA, and Casey Escolopio of Westminster; her son Skip Thrift of Westminster; her ten grandchildren; seven great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Edwina Anna Ashberry.
A funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, P.A., 3296 Charmil Drive, Manchester with her pastor Rev. John A. Campbell of the Church of the Open Door Officiating.
Interment will be in Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery in Owings Mills.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral chapel.
Online condolences may be offered at www.eckhardtfuneralchapel.com.
She was born in Baltimore on January 30, 1927 and was the daughter of the late Bernard Schwarting and Elner Breakall Schwarting McCoy. She was the wife of the late Walter Everett Thrift, Jr., her husband of 30 years, who passed away in 1988.
Mrs. Thrift grew up in the former Oakland Mills and was a member of the Church of the Open Door in Westminster. She was a caregiver to others and had a green thumb with her house plants and flowers. She loved spending time with her family and was known by many names to her grandchildren such as Pa, Darling, Nana, and Grandma.
Surviving are her daughters Margaret "Maggie" Blaylock of Mechanicville, VA, Juanita Smith of Chesterfield, VA, and Casey Escolopio of Westminster; her son Skip Thrift of Westminster; her ten grandchildren; seven great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Edwina Anna Ashberry.
A funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, P.A., 3296 Charmil Drive, Manchester with her pastor Rev. John A. Campbell of the Church of the Open Door Officiating.
Interment will be in Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery in Owings Mills.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral chapel.
Online condolences may be offered at www.eckhardtfuneralchapel.com.
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