Burke, Joseph F. 1898-1986

BURKE, MACK, THEOBOLD, LAPI, CRONIN, DONOVAN

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 2/16/2011 at 11:39:55

SOURCE: Waukon, Iowa WAUKON REPUBLICAN-STANDARD, August 5, 1986
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Joseph F. Burke, age 88, of New Albin, Iowa died Wednesday, July 30, 1986 at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, Iowa. Services were held Saturday August 2 at 11 a.m. in St. Joseph's Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert Rahe officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Burke-Thornburg Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Casket bearers were Steve Cronin, Mark Burke, Bernard Burke, Sean Burke, John Burke, and Jeff Burke.

Joseph was born May 3, 1898 in New Albin, Iowa to Patrick and Margaret (Mack) Burke. He married Ruth Theobold on April 24, 1923 in Freeburg, Minnesota. They farmed in the New Albin, Iowa area.

He was preceded in death by two children in infancy, a brother and a sister.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth; 3 sons, Raymond Burke of New Albin, Iowa, Ronald Burke of Denver, Iowa, and James Burke of Readlyn, Iowa; 3 daughters, Coletta Lapi of Los Angeles, California, Mary Cronin of Waterloo, Iowa, and Ruth Burke of Waukon, Iowa; 20 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers, William Burke and John "Jack" Burke, both of Chicago, Illinois; and 2 sisters, Loretta Donovan and Greta Burke, both of Lansing, Iowa.