This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KENNELLYMARKA Surnames: Burch,Whitney,Anderson,Aronson,Flagella, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.burch/2314/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Barbara Anne (Whitney) Burch, age 88, of Erie,PA, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Saint Vincent Health Center. She was born on May 12, 1921 in Conneaut, Ohio a daughter of the late William C. and Anna (Anderson) Whitney. She was a 1939 graduate of Linesville High School and a 1943 graduate of Thiel College. Barbara was a past Matron and member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Diamond Chapter in Linesville and a member of the Gridley Chapter in Erie. She was a member of Presque Isle Woman's Club and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Erie and Conneaut. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Alfred L. Burch in 1981 and a brother W. David Whitney. Barbara is survived by one son, Michael W. Burch, wife Rose Marie of Erie;PA, one daughter, Barbara "Connie" Aronson, husband Tod of Gibsonia, Pa.; one grandson, William W. Burch of Houston, Texas and a close friend Pat Flagella of Erie.PA, Friends are invited to call on Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brugger Home for Funerals, 1595 West 38th Street at Greengarden Blvd. The Gridley Chapter Eastern Star will conduct a service at 7:30 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held there on Friday at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Stephen Morse officiating. Burial will follow at Foust Cemetery in Crawford County. Memorials can be made to Metro Erie Meals on Wheels, 201 State Street, Erie, PA 16507. Condolences at www.bruggerfuneralhomes.com January 20, 2010, Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.