Louise Burke, 91, of Chetopa, died at 5:05 a.m., Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home where she had resided since December 2007.
She was born June 15, 1917, in Craig County, Oklahoma, to John M. and Ethel M. (McCormick) Yost. As a young girl, she grew up and attended Goldenrod Country School there and was a high school graduate.
She and Melvin Burke were married November 26, 1935, in Oswego, Kansas. They were engaged in farming numerous years prior to his death in September 2000.
She enjoyed cabinet-making, gardening and crafts.
SURVIVORS:
Two Sons – William Burke Tulsa, Oklahoma
Duane Burke Bailey, Colorado
One Daughter – Nancy Nevins Clarksville, Arkansas
Three Grandchildren
One Brother – Gordon Yost Harrison, Arkansas
Two Sisters – Betty Bob Morrison Vinita, Oklahoma
Dortha Fessler Bartlesville, Oklahoma
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 6, 2009, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until service time on Friday at the funeral home. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Louise Burke, please visit our flower store.
She was born June 15, 1917, in Craig County, Oklahoma, to John M. and Ethel M. (McCormick) Yost. As a young girl, she grew up and attended Goldenrod Country School there and was a high school graduate.
She and Melvin Burke were married November 26, 1935, in Oswego, Kansas. They were engaged in farming numerous years prior to his death in September 2000.
She enjoyed cabinet-making, gardening and crafts.
SURVIVORS:
Two Sons – William Burke Tulsa, Oklahoma
Duane Burke Bailey, Colorado
One Daughter – Nancy Nevins Clarksville, Arkansas
Three Grandchildren
One Brother – Gordon Yost Harrison, Arkansas
Two Sisters – Betty Bob Morrison Vinita, Oklahoma
Dortha Fessler Bartlesville, Oklahoma
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 6, 2009, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until service time on Friday at the funeral home. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Louise Burke, please visit our flower store.
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