ADDRESS: N7176 Second Street, Chelsea; A Township of Chelsea resident
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 8:25 PM Thursday, March 5 at her residence in the Town of Chelsea under the loving care of her family and Hope Hospice
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: No Services
INTERMENT: Lakeview Cemetery, Rib Lake
VISITATION: Hemer Funeral Home, Rib Lake from 9 AM to 11 AM on Thursday, March 12
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: August 9, 1928 at Milwaukee, WI
EDUCATION: Milwaukee area elementary schools, graduate of Oregon, IL High School, and attended nursing school in Milwaukee
MARRIAGE: 1st: To Walter Peters in Freeport, IL and they were later divorced
2nd: February 28, 1959 in Dixon, IL to Clifford Burke, Sr. and he preceded her in death February 10, 1998
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: After her education, she worked at Edelman Mfg. In Dixon, IL for a period of time. In 1976 they moved to the Town of Chelsea and she worked at Halls Distributing in Medford for a period of time. She also sold Avon products. She did volunteer work for Indianhead, pre-school day care & meals on wheels. She enjoyed crocheting, playing cribbage, the Green Bay Packers, Alan Jackson music & helping people out in their time of need.
MEMBER OF: Past member of the Klossner-Dietzler VFW Auxiliary, Medford
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Son – Clifford (Gale) Burke, Jr. of Chelsea
Daughers – Penny Olson of Troy, Missouri & Isuea Burke of Japan
Further survived by 5 children from her first marriage residing in IL
# OF LIVING GRANDCHILDREN: 10 GR-GRANDCHILDREN: 12
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Sister – Tootie Last
DECEASED FATHER: Unknown DECEASED MOTHER: Unknown
PALLBEARERS: Family members will be serving as pallbearers
OTHER INFORMATION: -For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com