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BABETTE BURKE Obituary
BABETTE G. BURKE (nee Horman) (Age 87)
On Wednesday, May 10, 2017, of Damascus, MD, formerly of Rockville, MD. Beloved wife of the late John J. Burke; loving mother of Patricia (David) Crapo, Eileen (Lynn) Voigt and Nora (Bob) Holmes. Grandmother of Timothy (Kristin), Gregory (Kelly), Kenneth, and Ann Marie Voigt and Douglas and Alison Holmes. Great-grandmother of Evan and Liam Voigt. Sister of Frances Edwards Perkoski and Eugene Horman, and the late Caroline Danaher, Mary Strasser, Rose Horman, Frederick Horman, Margaret Stoner, James Horman and Richard Horman. She was a longtime parishioner of the Shrine of St. Jude, in Rockville, MD, and member of Our Lady of the Wayside Sodality. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), on Thursday, May 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. and at Our Lady of Grace Church, 15661 Norbeck Blvd., Silver Spring, MD, on Friday, May 19, from 10 to 11 a.m. where Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Operation Smile, 3641 Faculty Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA 23453 or Hospice Caring Inc., 518 S. Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877.
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Memories and Condolences
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May 17, 2017
Our hearts are saddened by your loss and our thoughts and prayers are with you. Your mom was a beautiful person, inside and out. May the memories of Babette and the love of family and friends surround you and give you strength in the days ahead.
Love, John and Debbie (Perkoski) Bezold
Shelley Carow
May 16, 2017
Abetted was a wonderful lady! We'll miss her. Her neighbors of Damascus Maryland.
Horman, Courtney
May 15, 2017
I am so sorry for the loss of Aunt Babette. She will be grately missed and is truly loved by a host of relatives. My heart is heavy, but as Eileen said, she is finally with her husband, and at peace with God. May she rest in peace. You will be missed Aunt Babette. Love, Courtney
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