Andrea Kathryn Berish

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Born on October 19,1940 in Farrell, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. She was the second oldest child to Andrew Michael Berish and Catherine Marie Bishop.

Description

She was small of build and stature (5 foot 4 inch). She had blonde hair and blue eyes.

Early Years

• Childhood -
• Siblings
  • Gloria Joyce Berish
  • Gregory Anthony Berish

Education

Andrea attended Saint Ann's Catholic Grade School and then, later, attended and graduated from Farrell High School in Farrell, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.

Graduated in 1959 from IBM Business School in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.

Religion

Andrea was baptized into the Catholic faith.

She was a member of Saint Brendan Catholic Church for 45 years.

Family Years

Married Charles Olson Pike Jr. on August 14, 1965 in the Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida. The couple had three children: one boy - Kory Olson and two girls - Kerry Andrea and Kellie Erin.

The couple met while she was working for BellSouth Telephone Company. She was walking down the street when Bud pulled his car over to talk to the attractive blonde. After they were married, they  honeymooned at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. They moved to Ormond Beach when Bud took his first job with General Electric Co.

The couple would eventually have three children:

• Kerry Andrea Pike
• Kellie Erin Pike
• Kory Olson Pike

Working Years

Employed as an Oncologist at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida until her retirement in 2001.

Earlier, she worked for BellSouth Telephone Company in Orlando, Florida.

Personal Life

She loved good times with her family and gave her love freely. She loved to dance, especially the polka, and travel, but her hobbies were her grandchildren whom she loved deeply.

She was an active member of the Volusia Region, Antique Automobile Club, and the Cranking A's Model A Ford Club.

Death

In the last years of her life, Andrea suffered from dementia and died from a stroke on September 10, 2016 at the Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida.

She was buried on September 17, 2016 at Daytona Memorial Park in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida. Her grave is located in Daytona Memorial Park South at 1425 Bellevue Avenue in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida. This cemetery is approximately 2.5 miles southwest of the city. Her graves is in Section 4, Lot 263, Grave 2.