Edith Magdalena Volk (nee Mueller) died Sunday, September 8, 2013, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.Edith was the daughter of Gertrude E. (nee Rosfeld) and John J. Mueller. She was born December 19, 1915, in rural St. Peter, Indiana, at the home of her grandparents, Magdalena (nee Ritzi) and Nicholas Rosfeld. Her father died in a farming accident prior to her birth. Her mother later married Edward T. Hohman who raised her as his own daughter in rural Oak Forest, Indiana. Edith graduated from Brookville High School in 1933.Edith married Edward F. Volk on September 18, 1941. He died in 1960. After his death, Edith raised her two sons while working for many years in the home of John P. Goodwin and then in the home of Hannah Popper. In later years she was a prolific quilter, completing nearly 1000 quilts for individuals in the area. She was honored with an exhibition of many of her quilts owned by local residents at the Franklin County Seminary Museum in 2002. She was also interviewed and recorded by the Folklore Department of Indiana University about her quiltmaking career. She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church in Brookville for over 65 years.Edith was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a daughter, Mary Jude Volk, and a great-granddaughter. Survivors include sons Charles E. Volk (Micci) of Winston-Salem, NC and William L. Volk (Sandra) of Urbana, IL along with 5 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 14, 2013, at Holy Guardian Angels Catholic Church in Cedar Grove, Indiana with a funeral Mass to follow at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Michael Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Michael Church, 145 E. St. Michael Blvd., Brookville, IN 47012-2414.