Edith Rubin Warshal, 94, of Bellevue, passed away on June 17, 2012.
Edith was born in Seattle in 1918. She attended Horace Mann Elementary School and graduated from Garfield High School. After graduation she went to work at Warshal’s Sporting Goods. At Warshal’s with her intelligence, her head for figures, and her organizational skills, Edith quickly became the head cashier on the sales floor. In 1942, she married William Warshal, her husband of 57 years.
Edith focused on the lives and needs of her four children. She eventually branched out into an active life in leadership positions in Jewish community organizations such as the Jewish Federation and Temple De Hirsch Sinai. Edith was a low-handicap, trophy-winning golfer, excellent bridge player, and when she took up tennis later in life, she was also a champion player.
Edith was the center of her family’s activities. As her children grew and entered adulthood, she became “Grandma Edith” to eight grandchildren, reaching out to them in the same way she loved and supported her own children.
As a grandmother, she attended preschools, open houses, grandparents’ days, school plays, soccer games, basketball games. She traveled to see grandchildren in California and London. All her grandchildren grew up with a “hip” and “with-it” grandmother who could handle any crisis and solve any problem. She had seven great-grandchildren, whom she loved as they loved her.
Edith was preceded in death by her husband, William Warshal. She is survived by her children: Steve and Sandar Warshal (London), Laurie Warshal Cohen and Mike Cohen, Dennis and Diane Warshal (Seattle), Billy and Dore Warshal (California). Her grandchildren: Bryan Cohen and Liz Strober, Alex Cohen and Dana Kovalchick, Eli and Sheryl Warshal, Emily and Aaron Alhadeff, Jesse Warshal, Simon and Erica Warshal, Zara Warshal, and Isaac Warshal, and seven great-grandchildren
Tributes may be made to Temple De Hirsch Sinai, Jewish Family Service, Kline Galland Center, or to a charity of your choice.
Edith Rubin Warshal
