{"id":1593,"date":"2026-06-26T11:10:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2026-06-26T11:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:10:50","slug":"the-death-of-edward-weinrich-longtime-owner-of-weinrichs-bakery-in-willow-grove-has-sparked-an-outpouring-of-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1593","title":{"rendered":"The death of Edward Weinrich, longtime owner of Weinrich\u2019s Bakery in Willow Grove, has sparked an outpouring of support"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Born above a Philadelphia bakery and forged in Willow Grove, Edward M. Weinrich, 92, died of natural causes at his home beside a Florida river on June 17 surrounded by the sons who keep his beloved cake shop alive.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1591\">Collingswood might lift booze ban | Inquirer South Jersey<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Weinrich\u2019s parents ran a bake shop on Front Street in North Philadelphia before opening their Willow Grove konditorei \u2014 the German word for patisserie \u2014 at 55 Easton Rd. in 1952. By the 1970s, Weinrich had graduated from Villanova University, spent two years stationed in Hawaii with the Army, had five children, and taken over the Willow Grove bakery with his wife, Kippy, selling cookies, pies, danishes and cakes \u2014 many made from inherited recipes, like their famous butter cake.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cStill today there are recipe books in the bakery archive that are written in German,\u201d said Stephen Weinrich, the youngest of his five sons.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He also invented his own: In the 1960s, Weinrich worked with food scientists to develop his signature frosting \u2014 a buttercream that doesn\u2019t turn gritty. It\u2019s still used in custom cakes the store makes for birthdays, weddings, and First Holy Communions.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Weinrich learned the trade from his dad, Herman, who left Naumburg in 1913 to help his brother August run a Manhattan bakery, opening his own in 1919. (It is descendants of their cousin, Ludwig, who operate R. Weinrich German Bakery in Newtown Square.)<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Weinrich made wedding cakes for many couples over the years. By the end of his career in 2005, he was making wedding cakes for their grandchildren. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The news of his death this month sparked an outpouring of remembrances on social media.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy mother &#8230; wouldn\u2019t get dressed to go to the doctors, but she\u2019d call and order and drive down in her nightgown and robe for a curbside pickup,\u201d one social media user wrote. \u201cHer last trip to the hospital, she only worried that we froze her Weinrich order so it didn\u2019t go to waste.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe were just blown away,\u201d said Michael Kirby, the bakery\u2019s general manager and Weinrich\u2019s great nephew. \u201cIt\u2019s unbelievable how many people had such fond memories of him and the things we made.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Their products travel far, Kirby added. \u201cWe have people come from across the country for our butter cakes because they can\u2019t get them anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1589\">A gift to Temple will create the first endowed editor position at its student newspaper<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Three of Weinrich\u2019s sons still work for the bakery, which is now owned by the third son, Herman, and his wife, Beth.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Though they took over the store in the 2000s, Weinrich and Kippy still showed up regularly to offer advice and to greet many of the bakery\u2019s lifelong customers.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>After Kippy died of Alzheimer\u2019s disease in 2015, Weinrich retired to Fort Myers, Florida. But he still asked about the bakery daily, Herman and Beth wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Their cousins\u2019 kids are now there full-time, too, Stephen said: \u201cWe have a fourth generation of family working every day in the store.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Weinrich was an active member of his parishes at St. David Roman Catholic Church in Willow Grove and then Immaculate Conception Church in Jenkintown, and a longtime supporter of the Abington Police Athletic League, Stephen said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe is and will forever be remembered for his kind presence and loyalty to all of us,\u201d Herman and Beth wrote.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Funeral arrangements will be made after Weinrich is returned to Pennsylvania, the family said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He leaves behind his sons and their families, including 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><i>This suburban content is produced with support from the Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Foundation and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism. Editorial content is created independently of the project donors. Gifts to support The Inquirer\u2019s high-impact journalism can be made at <\/i><i>inquirer.com\/donate<\/i><i>. A list of Lenfest Institute donors can be found at <\/i><i>lenfestinstitute.org\/supporters<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1587\">The Eagles\u2019 secondary projects as a primary advantage. 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