Edith Katherine (Griffith) Swoboda of West Grove

Edith Katherine (Griffith) Swoboda, 92, died in the morning of March 31, in the Preston Residence at Jenner's Pond in West Grove.

Born Feb. 28, 1922 in Portland, Ore., she was the daughter of the late Edith Marian (Short) Griffith and David Griffith (born Joseph Zib).

Edith is survived by her husband of 44 years, Thomas James Swoboda of West Grove; daughter Rebecca Sue (Knight) Coalson and her husband William of St. Louis, Mo.,  stepson Philip Swoboda and his wife Rita Ferrone of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., and grandchildren Jennifer Knight (Coalson) Husky and her husband Matthew, and Timothy Scott Coalson, all of St. Louis, Mo.

Edith enjoyed gardening and was active in Wilmington's Leaf and Petal Garden Club until recently. As a scientist and an avid fisherman, Edith served on Delaware's commission to study environmental influences in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. She also served the League of Women Voters both in Chester County, Pa. and in Wilmington. A charter member of the Skating Club of Wilmington, Edith passed the pre-gold level ice dance, the Blues, with flying colors at age 69. She was also an accomplished ballroom dancer.
We will all miss her warm, welcoming smile and unbridled enthusiasm.

A late June memorial service is planned.
Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com
 
Arrangements by the Foulk & Grieco Funeral Home in West Grove.

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