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Mrs. JOHN (Mary Burke) McCORMICK 1904-2007

BURKE, BYRNES, MCCORMICK, SCHULTE, DORN, GROHALL, LIDDIARD, GRIFFIN, SWEENEY

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Date: 6/18/2007 at 13:42:10

Mary McCormick

Mary (Burke) McCormick, 102, of Waukon died Monday, April 23, 2007 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 28 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hanover, with Rev. Joseph Schneider and Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Hanson Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.

Mary was born September 20, 1904 in Waukon to Michael F. Burke, Sr. and Ella (Byrnes) Burke. She attended Hanover rural schools and St. Vincent Academy in Dubuque. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hanover. June 7, 1927 she married John E. McCormick at St. Mary's, Hanover. They lived in the Waukon area all of their lives.

Mary was a very dedicated teacher for five years, an active farm wife, a wonderful mother, and enjoyed family gatherings, entertaining company and playing cards. She was always ready to help the needy with her food and support. She had a sincere, genuine, Irish faith and trust in God and will be missed very much by the many who knew and loved her.

Survivors include her children, Rita (Frank) Schulte of Dorchester, James (Karen) McCormick of Waukon, Marlene (Thomas) Dorn of Weatherford, TX, and daughter-in-law Jeanette (John Joe) McCormick of Waukon; 22 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; her sister, Margaret (Henry) Grohall of LaCrosse, WI; and her sister-in-law, Evelyn (John) Burke of Waukon.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, who died February 27, 1979; her son, John J. McComick; her grandson, Thomas McCormick; her daughter-in-law, Theresa (James) McCormick; and siblings, Sr. M. Jude (Helen), RSM, James (Rita) Burke, Rita (Leo) Liddiard, Catherine (Earl) Griffin, Michael (Hazel) Burke, Gertrude (Hank) Schulte, John Burke, and Monica (Ray) Sweeney.

Casketbearers were her grandsons, Bob McCormick, Ron McCormick, Kevin McCormick, Jan Schulte, Ken Schulte and Don Schulte. Honorary casketbearers were her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Waukon Standard, May 9, 2007


 

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