Carolyn Irwin

Carolyn Irwin obituary, Manchester, OH

Carolyn Irwin

Carolyn Irwin Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Wilson Funeral Home - Manchester on Feb. 16, 2026.
Carolyn Irwin, age 70, of Manchester, Ohio, passed away at 4:35 PM, Saturday, February 14, 2026 at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She had been failing in health for the past 17 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert E. Keets Jr. and Julia E. Bowman and one sister, Judy Evelyn Phillips.

Carolyn previously worked at Technotrim and Mitsubishi of Maysville, Kentucky. She lived her entire life in Manchester. She loved her home and her flowers. Most of all, her family and friends. She was recently blessed with a great-grandson (Oakley) whom she loved dearly.

She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Jerry Irwin; two daughters, Buffy (David) McDonald of West Union, Ohio and Tracy (Shannon) Jones of Manchester, Ohio; two sisters, Belinda (Jack) Willoughby of Aberdeen, Ohio and Terry (Gary) Wells of Maysville, Kentucky; granddaughters, Mikala (Jesse) and Madison (Levi); grandson, Daulton (Hannah); great-grandson, Oakley and a sister-in-law, Connie (Troy) Bilyeu of Manchester, Ohio.

Family and friends are invited to a visitation from 12:00 PM, until the time of the funeral service at 2:00 PM, Friday, February 20, 2026 at Wilson Funeral Home, 35 W. Second St., Manchester. Pastor Owen Applegate will officiate. Burial will follow at Manchester Cemetery.

Please sign her online tribute wall at www.meekerfuneralhomes.com

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