Edna M Hirschberg

Edna M. Hirschberg, of Huntingtown, Maryland, passed away on December 10, 2012, at the age of 81.She was born on July 19, 1931, in Mohall, North Dakota to Edward and Martha (Gehringer) Engelhard.For 36 years, Edna was the beloved wife of Robert “Bob” Hirschberg and the loving mother of Phyllis Harris and the late Shirley Raffo. She is the stepmother of Robert, Jr., Michael and John Hirschberg. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and is the sister of Rock Engelhard and the late Doris Shepherd.Edna lived in Huntingtown since 1978 and her and Bob were founding members of Jesus the Divine Word Catholic Church in Huntingtown. She was the past president of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Post 983 VFW, during 1980.Some of Edna’s many hobbies included reading, traveling the east coast and going back to North Dakota. She enjoyed helping Bob with yard work, fishing and boating.In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in memory of Mrs. Edna Hirschberg to be made to The ALS Association (DC/MD/VA Chapter), 7507 Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855. For info, please go to: www.ALSinfo.org To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Edna M Hirschberg please visit our Sympathy Store.