June Lillian Kirsch of Rochester died Thursday evening June 12, 2003 at the age of 82 at the Riverside Trace Healthcare and Rehab Center. She died after a battle with cancer.

Kirsch was born June Lillian Spencer on March 14, 1921 in Blue Earth, Minn. to Roy and Gladys (Griffith) Spencer.

Kirsch was raised in Blue Earth until she was 20 then she moved to the Albert Lea/Gordonsville area. She resided there for many years until moving to Rochester two years a go. She was a Avon representative for more than 40 years and a homemaker.

She married Orville Larson in 1947; they divorced in 1968. in 1969 she married Joseph Kirsch. He died in 1997.

Kirsch is survived by Royale Jellison of Spring Valley, Calif., Rebecca (Dave) Roiger of Lake Lillian, Minn., Orville &uot;Bill&uot; (Carol) Larson of Rochester, Bobby Arndt of Emmons, Candy (Dave) of Albert Lea. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 16, 2003 at Glenville United Methodist Church, Glenville. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church. Rev. Dianne Ciesluck will officiate. Burial will be at Blue Earth Cemetery, Blue Earth.