Florence E. Rounce, 90, of Mars died Sunday afternoon at UPMC Passavant Hospital in McCandless Township.

Born June 26, 1916, she was the daughter of Louis William and Minnie Agnes Werner Thieleman.

She lived her entire life on the family farm. She was the oldest living charter member of St. John Lutheran Church in Mars, where she belonged to the Sewing Ladies and Women's Circle. She assisted with dinners at the church and with Meals on Wheels when it was at the church.

She was an avid flower and vegetable gardener.

She is survived by a daughter, Joan Van Atta of Mars; three sons, Carl and Robert Rounce of Mars and Herman Rounce of Butler; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard H. Rounce, whom she married June 13, 1942, and who died Feb. 15, 1984; and by two sisters, Millie Buzzard and Hilda Tackett.

<B>ROUNCE</B>— Friends of Florence E. Rounce, who died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home</B>, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Lutheran Church, Beaver Street, Mars, with the Rev. Robert Rigg officiating. Everyone is asked to meet at the church.Burial will be in Mars Cemetery, Adams Township.Memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran Church, Beaver Street, Mars, PA 16046.Information and directions available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.