Jerrel D. Burke,66, of Homer, died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at his home. Mr. Burke was born January 9, 1936 in Virgie Kentucky, to Lonza and Maxie (Casebolt) Burke, Sr. He had been employed at Gale Manufacturing Co., Brooks Foundry and Hayes-Albion Corp. He also worked as a construction roofer and enjoyed fishing, hunting and out-of-doors.
Survivors include two sisters, Fontella Man of Homer and Annie Izzard of Litchfield; five brothers, Grover Burke of Coldwater, Lonza Burke, Jr. of Quincy, Garner Burke of Quincy, Craig Mullins of Albion and Gary Newsome of Homer; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Orville, Dempsey and Nolan, and a sister, Patsy Bryant; grandparents, Duran and Elizabeth Lockie Tackett Burke, Andrew J. and Martha Elswick Casebolt.
Funeral services were held Friday, March 15, at the Kevin Tidd Funeral home in Albion. Interment followed in the St. Joseph Cemetery in Clarendon Township.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Heart Association or Good Samaritan Hospice.
Jerrel D. Burke,66, of Homer, died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at his home. Mr. Burke was born January 9, 1936 in Virgie Kentucky, to Lonza and Maxie (Casebolt) Burke, Sr. He had been employed at Gale Manufacturing Co., Brooks Foundry and Hayes-Albion Corp. He also worked as a construction roofer and enjoyed fishing, hunting and out-of-doors.
Survivors include two sisters, Fontella Man of Homer and Annie Izzard of Litchfield; five brothers, Grover Burke of Coldwater, Lonza Burke, Jr. of Quincy, Garner Burke of Quincy, Craig Mullins of Albion and Gary Newsome of Homer; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Orville, Dempsey and Nolan, and a sister, Patsy Bryant; grandparents, Duran and Elizabeth Lockie Tackett Burke, Andrew J. and Martha Elswick Casebolt.
Funeral services were held Friday, March 15, at the Kevin Tidd Funeral home in Albion. Interment followed in the St. Joseph Cemetery in Clarendon Township.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Heart Association or Good Samaritan Hospice.
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