Eileen Lucielle Wrede, 88, of Berryville, Virginia, died Friday, September 16, 2016 in the Winchester Medical Center.
Mrs. Wrede was born April 6, 1928 in West Orange, New Jersey, daughter of the late Josiah Gladstone Wright and Edna McMinn Wright.
After graduating in 1946 from West Orange High School she attended Babies Hospital School of Nursing and graduated in 1948. Following graduation she was a pediatric nurse at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey.
During her free time she volunteered with the National Association for Retarded Citizens teaching crafts to disabled children, was a volunteer with the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired typing braille cards, and volunteered with FISH in Clarke County.
She loved traveling, painting, playing the Wii, gardening and line dancing.
She was a member of Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church, Berryville and the Clarke County Senior Center.
She married John Robert Wrede on June 25, 1951 in New Jersey. Mr. Wrede died October 26, 1984.
Surviving are a daughter, Wendy Wrede Masuhr and her husband, John, of Berryville, VA; and a son, Robert John Wrede and his wife, Sheila, of Ewa
Beach, HI.
Her sister, Adelaide Richards, preceded her in death.
A celebration of life will be held 6:30 P. M. Friday, September 23, 2016 at Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Ken Patrick officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church, PO Box 1223, Berryville, VA 22611 or to FISH of Clarke County, PO Box 1154, Berryville, VA 22611.
Arrangements are being handled by Enders & Shirley Funeral Home, Berryville.
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