Petronella "Patty" Victoria Burch, 94, passed away peacefully at Augustana Mercy Health Care Center on Sunday, October 20 ^th , 2019. She was a resident of Barnum. Patty was born in Greenville, SD to Joseph  and Anna Pionk.

Patty was married on July 30 ^th , 1945 to Elvin Burch in Duluth. Together, they raised 7 children. Patty was especially proud of being a homemaker and mother while living off of the land: no running water nor electricity, but she still harvested her garden to can hundreds of quarts of food each year, also curing all of the meat that her growing family ate. She loved gardening and taking care of flower beds, so she built a greenhouse on her property of which she operated for over 20 years. Patty was an excellent cook and baker, always producing the most delicious desserts. Her heart was made of pure gold, too. While raising her own family, she took care of both of Elvin's parents at home until their death, and also kept Elvin at home until he passed away in 1992.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Elvin; parents, Joseph and Anna; son, Joe; and siblings, Delores, Clarence, and Leonard.

Her memory will be cherished by her children, Martin, Arthur, Teddy (Barbra), Rosalie (Gordy), Anna, and David; too many beloved grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren to name; brother, Ernie; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

A visitation will be held on Friday, October 25 ^th , 2019 from 11am until the 12pm funeral service at Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski Funeral Home in Moose Lake. Interment will take place in Riverside Cemetery, Barnum.