Betty Burchell, 66, of Smith Hill Road, Midland died Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Born on January 18, 1947 in McKeesport, PA she was daughter of Dorothy (Barnes) Moscarello of Egle Nursing and Rehab Center, Lonaconing and the late Guy R. Moscarello, Sr.
She was also preceded in death by her sister, Janet Martini.
Betty was a member of the Midland Charge of the United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She enjoyed her time spent singing in the church choir. She graduated from Glassport High School in Pennsylvania. She spent her last 32 years assisting her husband in ministry with music and she was a certified lay-speaker on the Baltimore Washington Conference of the U.M.C.
She is survived by her husband, Rev. Harry Burchell; five children, Jeffery Keifer of Port Vue, PA, Brenda Keifer of Liberty Borough, PA, Susan Powell of McKeesport, PA, Russell Burchell of Irwin, PA and Harry Burchell III of Xenia, OH; twelve grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Guy R. Moscarello, Jr. of South Lyon, MI; father-in-law, Rev. Harry Burchell, Sr. of Ridgeley, WV and several nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will be received at the Eichhorn-McKenzie Funeral Home, P.A., Midland on Friday, March 8, 2013 from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 11:00 AM with Rev. George Harpold officiating. Interment will be held at Alpine United Methodist Church Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, WV.
Memorial donations may be made in memory of Betty to the Grace United Methodist Church at 19915 Church Street, Midland, MD 21532 or the Shaft United Methodist Church at 19305 Shaft Road SW, Frostburg, MD 21532.
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