PICHES, Rachel ''Erma'' March 8, 1921 - Dec. 7, 2009 Erma was born in Roseville to Luther and Rachel Claiborne. She was one of nine children. Her father was a carpenter for the railroad and her mother a homemaker with an adventuresome spirit who took the children on many cross country rail trips. She is survived by John, her husband of 67 years; son David Piches and daugher-in-law Lisa Wood; daughter Donna Piches White; brother Lloyd Claiborne and sister-in- law Janice Claiborne; sister-in-law Mary Dufour; and many nieces and nephews. Erma attended Roseville High School where she met John Piches. After high school she worked for Bank of America and the Retail Credit Association. She and John married in 1942, moved to San Francisco where she worked in the accounting department for the railroad and later for Ransohoff's Department Store. After WWII she and John moved back to Roseville where they started a construction company. By the early 1950s, their business pursuits were directed to real estate and insurance. In the 1970s, they also became involved in the horse racing business. Always enthusiastic and personable, in her later years she enjoyed helping in her families' businesses. Erma always had words of encouragement for family and friends, was a source of inspiration, displayed a constant curiosity, all accompanied by a subtle wit...she touched many lives. Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Roseville Historical Society, 557 Lincoln Street, Roseville, CA 95678, 916-773-3003. Published in the The Sacramento Bee on December 10, 2009