Maureen Woodward Irving

Maureen “Moe” Woodward Irving of Greenbelt, Maryland passed away surrounded by family at her home on Saturday, July 24th, 2021, at the age of 71 after a short battle with Pancreatic Cancer.

Moe was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on January 8th, 1950. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1967 and went on to attend Marjorie Webster College in Washington DC and The University of Maryland, College Park, where she met her husband Hank. She proudly worked for Ledo Pizza Corporation for 30+ years in various capacities, including Quality Assurance Manager.

Moe was a member of the Greenbelt American Legion Auxiliary Post 136 and she was a former member of both the Maryland and National Recreation and Parks Associations.  In her younger years she taught trampoline and gymnastics for the Greenbelt Recreation Department.  She loved the outdoors and activities like trail walking, hiking, bike riding around Greenbelt Lake Park, camping, and swimming in the oceans of Cape Cod.  She was a great athlete and an avid golfer and even achieved her dream of getting a hole in one in 2010.  She was a talented softball player in both women’s and co-ed leagues and participated in regional and national tournaments.  She was also a skilled dart thrower and was always quick to master any new sport or hobby she tried.  Moe enjoyed flower gardening, birding and wildlife observation at the Patuxent Research Refuge.  Her favorite place to be was with family in Cape Cod, MA, where she has a lifetime of memories from summer beach trips and Christmas visits. She loved spending time socializing with her twin daughters and going on road trips with her husband. She loved to be around people and attending social gatherings and special events. Moe loved watching her favorite football teams, the Washington Redskins and New England Patriots, eating crabs in the summertime and handing out cold Miller Lites to anyone who walked in the door. She always enjoyed signature Greenbelt special events like the Labor Day Festival and the 4th of July fireworks.

Moe is predeceased by her mother Anne Woodward and her father Ivan Woodward of Cape Cod, MA. She is survived by her loving husband Hank Irving of 45 years. They were married at St. Mary’s Church in Lawrence Massachusetts on February 26th, 1976. Maureen is lovingly remembered by her daughter Christy Irving and her fiancé Jason Hess of Bowie, MD, her daughter Kelly Irving of Greenbelt, MD, her brother Thomas Woodward and his wife Judith Woodward of Leominster, MA, her brother Gerald Woodward and his wife Theresa Woodward of Flagler Beach, FL and her sister Kathleen Woodward and her husband Francis Gesel of Leominster, MA.  She also had a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

A Memorial Mass will be held at Holy Trinity Church in West Harwich, Massachusetts on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. and a local Celebration of Life will be held at the Greenbelt American Legion, Post 136 on Saturday, September 25, 2021 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Cancer Society.