Margaret Peg Burnham

Margaret "Peg" Burnham, 94 of Tucson, Ariz. and formerly of Carmichaels, Pa., died at 6:50 P.M. on Thursday, July 2, 2009 in The Forum, Tucson. She was born June 29, 1915 in Cumberland Township, Greene County, Pa., a daughter of the late Frank Moore and Frances Baily (Areford) Ross. On November 21, 1942, she married Earl N. Burnham, who died February 20, 2007. She and her late husband operated "The Dairy Bar" in Carmichaels for many years where they enjoyed the town's people. After selling their business, the couple moved to Tucson to retire. Surviving are two sons, Ben Burnham of Tucson and Jeffrey Burnham and his wife, Deann Neugehauer Burnham of Vail, Ariz.; a daughter, Patricia Ann Berkey and her husband, Scott of Hopkinton, Mass.; twin grandchildren, Elizabeth and Allison Berkey; a niece Barbara Aspey and a nephew, Kenneth Titus, II. Deceased are a brother, Leroy Ross and a sister, Edna Titus. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 6, 2009 in the Yoskovich Funeral Home, Carmichaels. Interment will follow at Laurel Point Cemetery, Carmichaels.