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ROBERT J. BURKE

1924 - 2019

BORN

1924

DIED

2019

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Gately Funeral Home - Melrose

79 West Foster Street

Melrose, Massachusetts

ROBERT BURKE Obituary

BURKE, Robert J. Of Melrose, March 6, 2019, age 95. Beloved husband of 65 years to the late Agnes J. (Perrault) Burke. Loving father of Michael Burke of FL, Cynthia MacDonald & Kevin of Falmouth, Daniel Burke & Susan of Malden, Timothy Burke & Paula of Peabody, Robert Burke & Eileen of Melrose, and the late Thomas Burke, John Hector Burke, Kevin Burke, and Mary DePalma. Cherished grandfather of Thomas, Kristen, Mikki, Katie, Alex, Jack, Shannon and the late Jacob. Caring great-grandfather of Tivoli, Ari, Emori, Amiti, Kellen, Miller, Sullivan, Crosby, Kenny & Caroline. Brother of Mary Brinn of OH, Evelyn Maguire of Norwell, Paul V. Burke of Norwood, and the late Edward Burke, Walter Burke & Marjorie Young. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at the Gately Funeral Home, 79 W. Foster St., MELROSE, on Sunday, from 2:00-5:00 PM. Funeral Procession from the Gately Funeral Home, Melrose, on Monday, March 11th, at 8:45 AM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in the Church of the Incarnation, 425 Upham St., Melrose, at 10 AM. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Burial will be at Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose. WWII Navy Veteran. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Robert's name to the Chelsea Soldiers Home, Attn: Cheryl Poppes, 91 Crest Ave., Chelsea, MA 02150. For obituary directions or to send a message of condolence please visit gatelyfh.com Gately Funeral Home

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Published by Boston Globe from Mar. 7 to Mar. 8, 2019.

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stephen madden

March 23, 2019

Bo, Dan, Mike, Timmy, Cindy, and Marylou I'll always remember your dad as being a very nice man and neighbor. Sorry to hear about his passing. He liked to call me by my last name "hey madden" I wonder who he got that from.

Vincent DeBenedictis

March 13, 2019

Great guy was always kind to me growing up at Hockeytown and Mt Hood. Drove me and Hecter in the Step Van. Came to our games when I played with Bo. everyone loved him, and will never forget him.

Francis Burnett

March 13, 2019

Prayers of comfort and peace to Danny, Susan and the family. Your Dad lived a long life Danny and I know you have many fond memories. Blessings and much love

Kelly Maxwell

March 11, 2019

Many fond memories. Our condolences to the entire Burke family. Kelly and Bruce Maxwell

MARK AND KELLY DONELAN

March 11, 2019

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Janet Bright

March 10, 2019

Very sorry to hear of Mr. Burke's passing. We have very fond memories of Bob and Agnes from the Mt Hood neighborhood. Our condolences to his entire family.
The Bright Family

Andrew Scheferman

March 10, 2019

We are so sorry to hear about this. We all loved Uncle Bob very much. Our thoughts are with the whole family.

Andrew Scheferman & Family

Marty Gately

March 10, 2019

We are all sorry for your loss.

Mary-Jane & John Beach

March 7, 2019

What a beautiful story about your dad!
He lived a long and full life. May he Rest In Peace. See you Sunday. Love J & MJ

John W. Gately, John H. Gately & Fred Sprague

March 7, 2019

The Gately Family and Staff wish to express our sincere sympathy to you. It is our hope that we may be able to make a difficult time more bearable. Please feel free to call on us at anytime as we are always available to you.

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2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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79 West Foster Street, Melrose, MA

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79 West Foster Street, Melrose, MA

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Mass of Christian Burial

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Incarnation Church

425 Upham St., Melrose, MA

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