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Edwin Stanley Wirtz (1914–1975), son of Camden policeman Stanley R. Wirtz and grandson of Camden fireman James McDade, was appointed to the Camden Fire Department in October 1943 and served 22 years, retiring in October 1965 as an inspector in the Fire Marshal's office.
James McDade was born in Pennsylvania in September 1860 and had moved to Camden by 1884. His wife, Emma Ferkler, was seven years older than him.
Nineteenth Street runs from the Pavonia railroad switching yards across River Avenue north to Harrison Avenue in the Cramer Hill section of Camden, New Jersey.
Death notice for Edwin S. Wirtz of North Wildwood, formerly of Maple Shade and Camden, who died April 10, 1975; services from the Inglesby Funeral Home, Maple Shade, with interment at Northwood Cemetery.
Fireman Edwin Wirtz of 2010 River Avenue was feted at a buffet luncheon at Camden fire headquarters on his retirement after 22 years of service; his last assignment was as an inspector in the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
A testimonial dinner for retired Camden City Fire Marshal Maurice F. O'Brien was set for Kenney's in Camden; Edwin Wirtz, John Moore and John Gaffney assisted with arrangements.
A November 1963 fire drill at the Camden County jail evacuated nineteen of 142 inmates in 45 seconds; fire inspectors John Gaffney and Edwin Wirtz found all equipment in perfect working order.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wirtz, formerly of Camden and then of North Cape May, planned a New Year's Eve golden wedding anniversary dinner at Kenney's in Camden, hosted by their son Edwin of 1227 North 19th Street.
The newly organized Camden Fire Department basketball club, managed by Edwin Wirtz, met Gimbel's of Philadelphia in a return game at Hatch Junior High School, having won the opener 69-64.