ALICE BURCH

Alice Burch Alice J. Burch passed away peacefully on February 1, 2013, in Puyallup at the age of 84. Born on November 30, 1928 to Emma and Louis Babst, she grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska and attended the University of Nebraska where she graduated with a degree in Art. Besides loving art, she embraced music and was involved in church choirs throughout her life. While in college, she was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority and remained actively involved. She married Austin A. Burch after college and they settled in San Francisco, where Alice worked as an executive assistant until she had children. At that point she stayed home to raise her children and do volunteer work. They moved to Lakewood in 1968 and made it home. Volunteerism came naturally to her and she worked at her children's schools and in various other capacities. She also participated in a variety of organizations such as garden clubs and bridge clubs. However, being a mom was most important to her and she made sure that her home was always open to everyone. She will be remembered for having "the entire gang" of her children's friends always welcome. She continued to remain active in her children's and grand-children's lives and her passing leaves a void. When her children grew up, she became a realtor and in her final years worked as a copy editor at Sir Speedy. She loved her friendships and her family and will be deeply missed by all she touched. She is survived by daughter, Leslie Blauman of Denver, and son, Andrew Burch and his wife Jill Burch of Puyallup. She also leaves four grandchildren- Carolynn, Jonathan, Allison, and Mark.