BURKE, Francis 1902-1965

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BURKE, Francis 1902-1965

BURKE, SAUNDERS

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 4/23/2012 at 20:04:04

Birth: Dec. 4, 1902
Death: Dec. 20, 1965
OBITUARY:
RICEVILLE, IOWA -- Francis Burke, 63, died at his home in Cresco. He was born Dec. 4, 1902, at Riceville, the son of Thomas and Katherine Burke. He was a railroad construction worker and veteran of World War II.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Immaculate Conception Church in Riceville. Burial will be Calvary Cemetery. Military services will be conducted at the grave.
A rosary will be said at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Chisholm Funeral Home.
He is survived by a daughter, Cheryl, Cresco; three brothers, Dr. Edmund Burke and Robert Burke both of Waterloo, and James Burke, Alhambra California; three sisters, Mrs. Marie Dorneden and Mrs. Stasia Dorneden, both of Gratiot, Wis. and Mrs. E. A. (Irene) Shornhorst, Waterloo.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.
Credit: D. Fox Engelhardt
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NOTES:
Parents:
Thomas H. Burke (1859-1953)
Katherine Saunders Burke (1862-1945)
Burial:
Calvary Cemetery, Riceville, Mitchell County,
Iowa.
Credit: D. Fox Engelhardt
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Photo of Francis, from MITCHELL COUNTY HISTORY, 1989 (Military section).

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Obituary: Birth: Dec. 4, 1902 Death: Dec. 20, 1965 OBITUARY: RICEVILLE, IOWA -- Francis Burke, 63, died at his home in Cresco. He was born Dec. 4, 1902, at Riceville, the son of Thomas and Katherine Burke. He was a railroad construction worker and veteran of World War II. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Immaculate Conception Church in Riceville. Burial will be Calvary Cemetery. Military services will be conducted at the grave. A rosary will be said at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Chisholm Funeral Home. He is survived by a daughter, Cheryl, Cresco; three brothers, Dr. Edmund Burke and Robert Burke both of Waterloo, and James Burke, Alhambra California; three sisters, Mrs. Marie Dorneden and Mrs. Stasia Dorneden, both of Gratiot, Wis. and Mrs. E. A. (Irene) Shornhorst, Waterloo. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters. Credit: D. Fox Engelhardt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES: Parents: Thomas H. Burke (1859-1953) Katherine Saunders Burke (1862-1945) Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Riceville, Mitchell County, Iowa. Credit: D. Fox Engelhardt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo of Francis, from MITCHELL COUNTY HISTORY, 1989 (Military section).
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