Mrs. Irene H. Robitzsch, 85, of Fitzgerald died Thursday, October 30 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held 4 P.M., Saturday, November 1 at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ches Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 Friday evening at the funeral home.
Mrs. Robitzsch was born March 31, 1923 in Fitzgerald to the late Robert G. and Irene Dorminey House. She lived in the community most of her life. She and her husband owned and operated a family business together, Robitzsch Hardware. Mrs. Robitzsch was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Faithful Servants Sunday school class. She was a member of the Green Thumb Garden Club and the Do Nothing Club. Mrs. Robitzsch was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt.
Mrs. Robitzsch is survived by her husband of 65 years, Bill Robitzsch of Fitzgerald; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy & Gary Wilkes of Middleburg, FL; grandson and his wife, Jody & Priscilla Young of Fitzgerald; great grandchildren, Daniel and Karson Young; sister, Iva Glenn Mitchell of Fitzgerald as well as several nieces and nephews. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by 2 brothers and 2 sisters.