Edith Loehmann, native of Germany

Edith Schrot Loehmann, a lover of hummingbirds, daffodils and William Wordsworth’s poems, died on Jan. 27, 2005.

Born in Germany in 1919, she immigrated to the United States when she was a child. She grew up in the Bronx, N.Y., where she met and married her husband, Dr. William T. Loehmann. They moved to Stamford in 1972 and to Ridgefield in 1988.

“She lived simply and quietly as the self-reliant matriarch of our family,” her family said. “She was predeceased nine years ago by her husband, the love of her life. Their love, which spanned over 60 years, was, and still is, an inspiration to us. Who we are today is a direct result of her calm strength and stoic character.”

Mrs. Loehmann is survived by two daughters and a son: Nancy Spielmann, her husband Steve, and their children, Chelsea and Casey; Laura Larrabure, her husband William, and their children, Mario, John, Sarah and Amy; and John Loehmann, his wife Elaine and their son Adam.

There will be a private service for the immediate family at a later date.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Ridgefield Meals on Wheels, 25 Gilbert Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877.