GALWAY – Janice Burch reached out and lovingly grasped her husband’s hand and entered heaven August 31, 2013. She was a resident at Wesley Nursing Home in Saratoga and after a long illness has now been received into the loving arms of those who have gone before her.
Janice was the eldest daughter of Arthur and Eva Jarvis, born Christmas Day, 1927, in Feeder Dam, Glens Falls. She attended Glens Falls school, and upon graduation worked at the Continental Insurance Company. She married the love of her life, Raymond Burch on May 14, 1950, and moved to North Hebron. After a few years of working for a local farmer, Ray and Janice bought a farm of their own in North Hebron and worked side by side, along with Ray’s father, Jay Burch and several of his brothers. Ray died in 1969, but Janice and her family continued to work the farm until 1978, when Janice and her youngest daughter moved to West Mountain Road to live near her beloved brother, Marshall Jarvis.
After several years, Janice relocated to Ballston Spa, then Amsterdam, and eventually had a home in East Galway where she resided until August 2011 when she became a resident of the Wesley Rehabilitation in Saratoga Springs.
Janice was a meticulous worker, always decorating her home and baking wonderful meals for her family. As they were growing up, she sewed all the clothing for her four daughters, whose names all began with the letter “K”, and was an accomplished seamstress and artisan, making crafts for local shops for many years. She was an active member of any church she attended, including being choir director at North Hebron Baptist Church, singing in the choir at Truthville Baptist Church and was an elder at her current church, West Mountain Community Church.
In addition to her parents, Janice was predeceased by her husband Raymond, as well as her beloved brothers, Richard and Marshall Jarvis.
She is survived by her four loving daughters, Kathy Mason and husband, Roger of Shoreham, VT, Kim Meade and husband, Charles of Glens Falls, Kristy Maille and husband, Stephen of Hudson Falls, and Kendra Curtis and husband, Jay of Amsterdam and her sisters, Jeannine Monroe and Dolores Williams, both of Glens Falls. She is also survived by her nine grandchildren, Wendy, Bill and Raymond Mason, Gabrielle Higgins, Ashley Meade, Nicholas and Jessica Maille, and Christopher and Kylie Curtis as well as six great grandchildren, two step-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, from 4 to 8p.m. at the Carleton Funeral Home Inc., 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 am on Wednesday, at the funeral home with Pastor Ronald Becker, of West Mountain Community Church, officiating.
Burial will follow at Morningside Cemetery in Hartford.
A reception will follow the interment at West Mountain Community Church on Aviation Road in Queensbury.
Janice’s family suggests that memorial donations be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 3049, Syracuse, NY 13220 or the Arthritis Foundation, P.O. Box 7669, Atlanta, GA 30357-0669 or a charity of one’s choice.
To the Burch family..I am sorry to hear of your mom’s passing and remember fondly all the times we had together at North Hebron church.
A great reunion day is coming when we will see our loved ones again and I pray that this promise and your faith in the Lord will see you through this time..
Lorita Pool(Allen)
Thank you everyone for your wishes. Our Mom was a strong woman, and she stayed strong right to the end. She taught us all many valuable lessons, and her presence will be missed in the lives of us, her daughters, and our children and grandchildren. She has now joined our Dad to receive her reward and some well deserved peace.
God’s Blessing on you all
Kim Meade
So sorry for your loss you are all in my prayers may you all find peace
Mrs Burch was a fascinating person. Although we only met her a few times, you could see her strength reflected in her daughters and the grandchildren. She will be missed. Our prayers and thoughts are with all who love her.
The Burch family My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this time Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted I am so sorry for your loss God be with you Rachel Allen Neely
We were sorry to hear about your Mom…she was a lovely and hard-working lady….we will always remember her smile and laugh…Our thoughts are with you all….Love,Al and Gloria Young
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your mom.
Dear family of Mrs. Janice Burch, please know that you are not alone for the Bible tells us that “God is near to those that are broken at heart; And those who are crushed in spirit he saves ” (Psalms 34:18). Take heart in the Scriptures for comfort. Please accept my sincere sympathy.
I would like to also thank everyone for their heartfelt comments. Mom was a very strong lady. And very strong in her faith. She gave us both of gifts. We too, my sisters and I, are strong and we have a strong faith as well. I spent mom’s last night with her, and I have no doubt she is in the hands of the Lord. She gave me such a special gift that night. I will never forget. It has helped me move on a little easier. Yes, I miss her dearly, and I find moments of tears. She has always been with me, as I know she still is now. I saw a peace and beauty come over her when she was at her worst. How can we not believe in God when that happens.. Mom and Dad are together after 44 years, and I have an inner peace knowing she’s no longer in pain and is happily reuniting with loved ones.
Thank you again for you kind words.