Sept 7, 1923 -June 13, 2014 OKLAHOMA CITY Edwin King Birch, Sr., 90, of Oklahoma City, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, June 13, 2014. He was born September 7, 1923, in Pittman, NJ to Edwin and Helen Birch. He served in the Army from 1944 to 1946 and was a World War 2 veteran. He married the love of his life, Beatrice, on May 28, 1948. She preceded him in death earlier this year. Edwin spent 30 years working in the railroad for the Santa Fe and Rock Island companies and 30 years working at Whistle Stop Trains. He had a love for photography and was always taking photos of his family and trains. Edwin is survived by his three children, Edwin Birch Jr., Wayne Birch, and Darlene and Greg Shoopman; nine grandchildren (including spouses) and seven great-grandchildren; all of the Oklahoma City area. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery at 8701 NW Expressway in Oklahoma City.
Published in the Oklahoman June 15th, 2014
Published in the Oklahoman June 15th, 2014
Sept 7, 1923 -June 13, 2014 OKLAHOMA CITY Edwin King Birch, Sr., 90, of Oklahoma City, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, June 13, 2014. He was born September 7, 1923, in Pittman, NJ to Edwin and Helen Birch. He served in the Army from 1944 to 1946 and was a World War 2 veteran. He married the love of his life, Beatrice, on May 28, 1948. She preceded him in death earlier this year. Edwin spent 30 years working in the railroad for the Santa Fe and Rock Island companies and 30 years working at Whistle Stop Trains. He had a love for photography and was always taking photos of his family and trains. Edwin is survived by his three children, Edwin Birch Jr., Wayne Birch, and Darlene and Greg Shoopman; nine grandchildren (including spouses) and seven great-grandchildren; all of the Oklahoma City area. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery at 8701 NW Expressway in Oklahoma City.
Published in the Oklahoman June 15th, 2014
Published in the Oklahoman June 15th, 2014
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