Rodger Lee Burch

RODGER LEE BURCH

Des Moines

Rodger Lee Burch, son of Gilbert and Mildred Burch, was born July 8, 1940, in Denver, Colo. He was raised in Birmingham, Iowa, living there the first part of his adult life. He died Sept. 3, 2019, at home in Des Moines. He worked as a funeral director, furniture store owner, registered nurse and campground host at varying times in his life. He married Nancy Shwark in 1961. They had two children, Eric and Susan. In 1986, he married Marilyn Kesselring Stewart.

He leaves his wife of 33 years, Marilyn; two children, Eric Burch and Susan (Pablo) Garcia; four grandchildren, Katherine, Carolyn and Danielle Burch and and Alexander Garcia; brother, Robert (Pat) Burch; brother-in-law, Michael (Stacey) Kesselring; nephews; and a hoard of friends.

Memorials may be made to Staves Memorial United Methodist Church or Birmingham Lions Club.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, at Staves Memorial UMC, 2747 E Madison Ave., Des Moines, IA 50317, with a visitation one hour prior to the memorial service. Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, at Maple Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Iowa.