Saturday, September 18, 2010

Back in the Saddle

If any of you have looked for this site and couldn't find it, it was temporarily shut down by me so I could figure out how to make it more interesting.  Then I ran out of time and didn't accomplish anything!  So here it is again, plain and simple.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

R.I.P. Patricia Dumont Birch

Dear Classmates,

I was so hoping Patty would be able to join us at our next reunion.  My heart is heavy today with this news.

Love,

Kathy Dorn

From The Rochester Post-Bulletin

Patricia Ann Birch — Mantorville

9/1/2010 2:21:31 PM
DODGE CENTER — The funeral Mass for Patricia Ann Birch will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at Holy Family Catholic Church, 1904 N. Mantorville Ave. Kasson; Father Paul Surprenant will officiate. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Mankato, following a light lunch at the church.

Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, at Holy Family Catholic Church, and one hour prior to the service Friday at the church. There will be a prayer service at 6 p.m. Thursday at the church.

Patricia, 67, died on Monday, Aug. 30, at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center.

She was born on Aug. 29, 1943, in Mankato to John and Florence Dumont. She married Dennis Birch in February of 1967 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Mankato.

After moving to Mantorville in 1978, Patricia became an active member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Kasson, and enjoyed quilting and gardening.

She is survived by her husband, Dennis Birch of Mantorville; daughter, Rebecca Zacharias of Mankato; and son, David (Cherie) Birch of New Richmond, Wis.; 6 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild; 2 brothers, John (Barbara) Dumont of Plymouth and James Dumont of Santa Rosa, Calif.; and sister, Karen Germann of Eagan.

Dibble Funeral Home of Kasson is in charge of arrangements, (507) 634-2331. Online condolences may be left at www.dibblefuneralhome.com.
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