1945
Roger
2008
Roger D. Birchard
July 2, 1945 — May 21, 2008
IN MEMORY OF
ROGER D. BIRCHARD
BORN
July 2, 1945
Gillett Grove, Iowa
PASSED AWAY
May 21, 2008
Sioux City, Iowa
MEMORIAL SERVICE
10:30 A.M. Saturday
May 24, 2008
Gaudian-Eldridge Funeral Home; Paullina, Iowa
Rev. Andrew Hilla ~ Officiating
MUSIC
“In The Garden”
C.D. by Alan Jackson
FINAL RESTING PLACE
Liberty Cemetery
Greenville, Iowa
at a later date
After today’s memorial service the family
wishes to invite everyone to the family home at
504 S. Cannon Street in Paullina.
Arrangements under the care of the
Gaudian-Eldridge Funeral Home
ROGER D. BIRCHARD
Roger Dean Birchard, the son of Benton Cecil and Alice Josephine (Backstrom) Birchard, was born July 2, 1945 in Gillett Grove, Iowa. He attended school at South Clay graduating from South Clay High School in 1964. On December 5, 1964, he was united in marriage to Karen Sue Moffitt in Greenville, Iowa. He began his employment with Spencer Foods in Spencer, Iowa. The couple co-owned Orchid Cleaners in Storm Lake with his son and daughter-in-law, Benton and Brenda Birchard. The couple later lived in Ida Grove, Iowa before moving to Paullina in 2000. He passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, reaching the age of 62 years, 10 months and 19 days.
Survivors include his wife, Karen of Paullina; his special dog, Lucille; two sons, Benton and his wife, Brenda Birchard of Manson, IA and Jeffrey and his wife, Michelle Birchard of Rochester, MN; four grandchildren, Austin and Avery Birchard and Justin and Alexandra Streiff and one great-grandson, Teaghun Birchard; also one brother, Earl and his wife, Wanda Birchard of Spencer, IA; two sisters, Blanche Foxhoven of Estherville, IA and Shirley and her husband, Bob Stone of Richmond, TX; special friends, Rich and Judy Adams and Rich and Harriett Berger; also other family members and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Harold, Elmer and Cecil Birchard; five sisters, Betty Plautz, Alice Birchard, Wanda Mills, Marlene Anderson and Loraine Birchard in infancy.
ROGER D. BIRCHARD
BORN
July 2, 1945
Gillett Grove, Iowa
PASSED AWAY
May 21, 2008
Sioux City, Iowa
MEMORIAL SERVICE
10:30 A.M. Saturday
May 24, 2008
Gaudian-Eldridge Funeral Home; Paullina, Iowa
Rev. Andrew Hilla ~ Officiating
MUSIC
“In The Garden”
C.D. by Alan Jackson
FINAL RESTING PLACE
Liberty Cemetery
Greenville, Iowa
at a later date
After today’s memorial service the family
wishes to invite everyone to the family home at
504 S. Cannon Street in Paullina.
Arrangements under the care of the
Gaudian-Eldridge Funeral Home
ROGER D. BIRCHARD
Roger Dean Birchard, the son of Benton Cecil and Alice Josephine (Backstrom) Birchard, was born July 2, 1945 in Gillett Grove, Iowa. He attended school at South Clay graduating from South Clay High School in 1964. On December 5, 1964, he was united in marriage to Karen Sue Moffitt in Greenville, Iowa. He began his employment with Spencer Foods in Spencer, Iowa. The couple co-owned Orchid Cleaners in Storm Lake with his son and daughter-in-law, Benton and Brenda Birchard. The couple later lived in Ida Grove, Iowa before moving to Paullina in 2000. He passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, reaching the age of 62 years, 10 months and 19 days.
Survivors include his wife, Karen of Paullina; his special dog, Lucille; two sons, Benton and his wife, Brenda Birchard of Manson, IA and Jeffrey and his wife, Michelle Birchard of Rochester, MN; four grandchildren, Austin and Avery Birchard and Justin and Alexandra Streiff and one great-grandson, Teaghun Birchard; also one brother, Earl and his wife, Wanda Birchard of Spencer, IA; two sisters, Blanche Foxhoven of Estherville, IA and Shirley and her husband, Bob Stone of Richmond, TX; special friends, Rich and Judy Adams and Rich and Harriett Berger; also other family members and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Harold, Elmer and Cecil Birchard; five sisters, Betty Plautz, Alice Birchard, Wanda Mills, Marlene Anderson and Loraine Birchard in infancy.
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