Maxine Wolfe Zirkle

The staff at Heishman Funeral Home Inc. sends condolences to the family of Maxine Wolfe Zirkle. Maxine Wolfe Zirkle of Quicksburg, VA, passed away Monday, October 7, 2024, at Shenandoah Memorial Hospital. Visitation with the family will be held Friday, October 11, 2024 from 2:00-3:00 pm at Valley Funeral Service in Edinburg, with the funeral at 3:00 pm. Burial will follow in the Forestville Cemetery. Pastor Wayne Allen of Valley Central Church will officiate. She was born near Edinburg on March 7, 1928, daughter of the late Hubert L. Wolfe Sr., and Anna Mae Guess Wolfe. Maxine was a graduate of Edinburg High School. She and her identical twin sister, Madeline, were the first twins to graduate from EHS. Maxine later graduated from Shenandoah Business College and was a secretary/bookkeeper for the Firestone Store and Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative, and later became a devoted housewife. She faithfully attended and was very active in the Valley Central Church. On October 27, 1956, she married Melvin “Blair” Zirkle Jr., a life-long farmer who served as Commissioner of Revenue for Shenandoah County for 28 years. Blair preceded her in death on August 9, 2002. Surviving is her sister, Madeline Wolfe Litten, widowed wife of Donald Rudolph Litten of Mt. Jackson. Maxine was preceded in death by her sisters, Genevia Wolfe Trimmer, Hazel Wolfe Bowers, Mary Wolfe Harper, and brothers, Hubert Lester Wolfe Jr., and Billy Paige Wolfe, who was killed in action in Germany during WWII; and a special nephew, Brooklyn Bowers. She is survived by her daughter, Lisa Rebecca Zirkle of Quicksburg; son, Michael Blair Zirkle I and wife Kimberly Rae, and grandchildren, Brenna Renee Zirkle and Michael Blair Zirkle II all of Quicksburg. Maxine is also survived by special nieces, Peggy Bowers Cook, Billie Trimmer Zerkel, and Robin Bowers Heishman all of Edinburg; and a special nephew, Alan Harper and wife Debbie of Beckley, WV. Pallbearers will be Barry Armstrong, Ricky Estep, Alan Harper, Louis Hoisington, Greg Litten, and Mike Rinker. We would like to sincerely thank all of the caregivers for their dedication and the exceptional care that was given daily, as well as the staff of Shenandoah Memorial Hospital and Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital Medical Center. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Samaritan’s Purse Hurricane Helene relief fund at www.samaritanspurse.org or by mail to “Samaritan’s Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607” or to the “Mt. Jackson Fire and Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 251, Mt. Jackson, VA 22842”. Online condolences may be left at valleyfs.com. Arrangements by Heishman Funeral Home Inc., Valley Funeral Service Branch, Edinburg.

Maxine Wolfe Zirkle

March 7, 1928 - October 7, 2024