OBITUARY Edith Pfabe August 16, 1925 – August 18, 2018 Edith Square Carlton Pfabe, 93, of Ft. Pierce, FL passed away in Dallas, TX after a brief illness. Born to Lucia and Donato Square on August 16, 1925 in Painesville, OH, she graduated from Thomas W. Harvey High School in 1941, and married her High School sweetheart, Harry S. Carlton, Jr. of Grand River, OH upon his return from service in World War II on August 18th, 1945.
They lived and raised their four children in Painesville until 1976, when they were transferred by Diamond Shamrock Corp. to Amarillo, TX. Edith and Harry resided for four years in Amarillo then moved to Houston, TX, where Harry retired in 1982.
It is while in Houston that Edith made a significant career change and became a licensed real estate agent and worked for Mitchell Real Estate. After Harry’s death in 1986, she moved to Ft. Pierce, FL and later married Edsel H. Pfabe on April 14th, 1992 with whom she spent 21 quality years, and became very close with Edsel’s two children, Bruce Pfabe and Bonnie Day.
Edith and Edsel became fixtures in the Treasure Coast Antique Car Club and were surrounded with the best of friends. She is preceded in death by her first husband, Harry S. Carlton, Jr. (1986) and second husband, Edsel H. Pfabe (2013), her first son, Robert D. Carlton (2000), and her first daughter, Lucinda (Cindy) S. Carlton (2013). She is survived by her son Brian T. Carlton and his wife Kathy (Kate) of Stafford, VA; her daughter Elizabeth (Beth) C. Ziegler and her husband Brian of Dallas, TX; her daughter-in-law, Terri M. Carlton of Chicago, IL; Bruce Pfabe and Bonnie Day, both of Denver, CO, and her grandchildren; Mercedes Carlton of Chicago, IL; Allison Coldren of Findley, OH; Cassandra Ryan of Lynchburg, VA; and Harry Carlton of Arlington, VA.
Edith has four great grandchildren: Robert Coldren, Jr., Jonathan Coldren, Alexander Coldren, and Mackenzie Ryan. None of this captures who and what Edith was – as a woman or a mother. She was a vivacious spark.
A creative and restless spirit – fiercely independent, hardworking, always curious and possessing a distinctive “je ne sais quoi”. Edith will be cherished and remembered for compassion and generosity to all of those around her, her artistic talents with oil and watercolors, and her remarkable attitude and strength that she passed down to her loved ones. She was an inspiration and remarked many times before passing “I have had a wonderful life”.
Condolences can be left at her online Tribute site: www. tributes.com/obituary/photos/Edith-Carlton-Pfabe-106368170 A celebration of life will be held 1:00 PM on 6:00PM October, at Aycock Funeral Home in Jensen Beach, FL; interment will be private.
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