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Robert N. "Buddy" Burke

Robert Burke Obituary

Of Brockton, formerly of Braintree, September 20, 2007. Husband of the late Edith (Hutchinson). Loving father of Eva Churchill of Plymouth & Marjorie Burke-DeYoung of Marstons Mills & the late Walter Burke. Brother of Eva Annis of Rockland, Barbara Norris of Weymouth, Joyce King of Quincy & the late Marguerite Daiute, Gladys, Pauline, Howard, & Richard Burke. Grandfather of Cristina Burke of Hanover & Ryan Grossman of Quincy. Also survived by many nieces & nephews. A Funeral Service will be held Monday, Sept. 24 at 11 A.M. at Heritage United Methodist Church, 236 Grove St., Braintree. Relatives & friends are respectfully invited to visit the McMaster Funeral Home, 86 Franklin St. (Rte 37), BRAINTREE, Sunday 3-6 P.M. Interment Blue Hill Cemetery. The family sincerely requests, in lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to The Mass Soliders Legacy Fund, P.O. Box 2718, Amherst, MA 01004-2718.

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Published by Boston Globe on Sep. 21, 2007.

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Rev. Douglas Falls

September 29, 2007

I shall miss the times Bob and I sang "The Old Rugged Cross" together, week after week. Somewhere he is singing it now. Thank you, Bob, for your spirit, and may your loved ones find the peace of God when they need it.

In Christ, your friend,
Rev. Doug Falls
V.A. chaplain

Barbara Miller

September 24, 2007

Eva, Margie and family,
May God give you strength through out these days.
I will always remember Uncle Buddy as smiling, happy and with good things to say. Fondly remembering holidays and visits with your family when we were growing up in Braintree.
Love,

Andrea (Daiute) Sweet

September 22, 2007

May happy memories ease your sorrow. Please kmow that you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Jo-Ann (Hutchinson) Finnell

September 22, 2007

Eva, Margie and family, I am sincerely sorry for your loss. Uncle Buddy will be remembered always as a wonderful man who loved his family and served his country proudly. I have such fond memories of him.

Dori Feeney

September 21, 2007

Our thoughts and prayers are with you Marge & Phil and the entire family. God has taken your Dad to be with your Mom and they are in Heaven together now.

Kathie (Hutchinson) Davidson

September 21, 2007

Eva, Margie and family,

My sincere sympathies to you all. I have great memories of my "Uncle Buddy" when I used to visit you in Braintree when we were kids and when we'd have the family cookouts in our back yard.
I'm sorry I cannot make the memorial service. Please keep in touch and I'll try to visit when I'm up in November.
Love, Kathie

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