Blanche M. Kirchner

Born May 5th, 1922 in Toccoa, Georgia and passed away on April 14th, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Blanche was predeceased by her husband, Vincent I. Kirchner; her sister, Margaret D. Thompson; and her brothers, James W. Downs and Joseph A. Downs. She is survived by her sisters, Virginia (Dinah) Brisbane, Betty Downs Kirchner, and Carol Downs Wiles; brothers-in-law, James J. Kirchner, and Howard A. Wiles. Also, her 5 children, Joseph V. (Wendy), Thomas M., Sr. (Angelia), Bernard R. (Francine), Gregory L. (Cindy), and Jane C. Kirchner; 12 grandchildren, Tom, Jr., Leigh, Kristen, Billy, Charles, Allison, Joey, Natalie, Bristol, Benjamin, Sarajeanne, and Katie; and 10 great-grandchildren, Tommy III, Dillon, Christopher, Luke, Keleigh, Bridget, Charles, Sean, Sylvester, and Emily Briggs. A visitation will be held at Murphy Funeral Home, 1102 W. Broad St., Falls Church, VA 22046 on Sunday, May 16th from 2-4 & 6-8 PM. A Celebration of Life Mass will be on the following day, Monday, May 17th at 3PM at St. Ann Roman Catholic Church, 5300 10th St. North, Arlington, VA 22205. To see the news story for Blanche M. Kirchner, please see the article on the Inside Nova website by following the link below. "Acclaimed Arlington art instructor Blanche Kirchner passes at 98": https://tinyurl.com/InsideNovaBlancheMKirchner