Burke, Anna V. (1912-2012)

BURKE, ALBERTS, ALPHS, SUNDE, NEESEN, WOOLF, CARTER

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 7/19/2012 at 19:55:42

Anna V. Burke
(March 14, 1912 - July 15, 2012)

Anna Burke, age 100, of Forest City, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2012, at the Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City.

Anna Vivian Burke was born on March 14th, 1912, to Jake and Tena Alphs Alberts of Buffalo Center.

She married Melvin Burke, and to this union, three daughterswere born: Beverly Sunde, Patricia Neesen, and Cheryl Burke. Anna and Melvin lived their entire married life on their farm near Thompson, Iowa. Melvin passed away in 1985, and six years later, Anna moved to Forest City where she remained until a few days before her death.

A devoted and loving wife, mother, and grandmother as well as an accomplished homemaker and cook, Anna loved her family and the Lord with all of her heart. She will also be remembered for her beautiful flower and vegetable gardens and her love of feeding and watching birds in her backyard.

Anna is survived by her daughters: Beverly Sunde, Patricia Neesen, and Cheryl Burke; her son-in-law, Joseph Neesen; her grandchildren: Larry Sunde, Amy Neesen Woolf, and Stephanie Neesen Carter as well as four great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Melvin; her sisters, Frances and Ida, and her son-in-law, Eldon Sunde, as well as several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM, on Saturday, July 21, 2012, at The First Reformed Church in Buffalo Center with Pastor Bill Peake officiating. Visitation will be on Friday, July 20, 2012, from 5:00-7:00 PM at the Winter Funeral Home in Buffalo Center. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Buffalo Center.

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