OBITUARY: Dr. Thomas E. Birch; Pittsford, Monroe co. NY
surname: Birch, Russell, Gaskell

submitted by Steven J. Goyette (sgoyette @ flex.net)
************************************************************************
USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE:
All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the
contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US
Copyright Laws and Regulations.
In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet,
these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They
may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and
submitter information is included.
These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit.
Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission
from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites.
The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the
file permanently for free access.

http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm
***********************************************************************
Rochester area newspapers

Dr. Thomas E. Birch Dies, Longtime Pittsfordite

     Thomas E. Birch, D.D.S., a longtime resident of Pittsford, died Sunday,
Feb. 3, 1985, following a lengthy illness.

     Dr. Birch was born in Elyria, Ohio, in May, 1929. He moved to Rochester,
where he attended school in Brighton and graduated from Brighton High School
in 1947. He then attended Colgate University, where he graduated in 1951 and
was a member of Phi Delta Theta. From there, Dr. Birch attended dental school
at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated in 1955.

     After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Dr. Birch was an
officer in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in France for two years.

     Upon his return to the States, Dr. Birch set up and maintained his
dental practice for 25 years on Mt. Hope Avenue.

     Dr. Birch was very active in the Lions Club Youth Ice hockey and
continued his enthusiastic interests with Pittsford Sutherland High School
hockey. He was a loyal fan of the school's sports teams, including football,
girls' swim team and ice hockey.

     Dr. Birch's favorite hobbies were fishing, duck hunting,  and model-ship
building. Dr. Birch lived for the arrival of Spring when once again he could
head for the open waters and drop in his fishing line. He was a member of the
Montezuma Game Farms, Inc. and Ducks Unlimited.

     Dr. Birch is survived by his wife, Joan; son Thomas of Harwich, Mass.;
daughter, Barbara, of Worcester, Mass.; his parents, Claude and Mildred Birch,
of Belleau Bluffs, Fla.; his sister, Doris Russell, of Oregon; brother, David
Cragg, of Fla.; mother-in-law, Mrs. Herbert W. Gaskell; and several nieces and
nephews. Dr. Birch was also the son of the late Minnie N. Birch.

     Memorial services were held Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the Anthony Funeral
Home. The family has requested that any donations be made to the Pittsford
Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Or the American Heart Association.