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William Burke Obituary

William J. Burke
America forever in his heart; Ireland forever in his soul
William J. Burke, 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his side on Jan. 7, 2020.
Born in Elizabeth, N.J., he resided in Fords for over 40 years before settling in Monroe Twp. He was employed by Johnson & Johnson for over 35 years as an executive in their management information center in Raritan.
William was predeceased by his parents, John J. Burke and Julia (Kelly) Burke and his sister, Patricia Govan.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marie (Bambera) Burke of Clearbrook, Monroe Twp. He was the loving father to Patricia Sasser and her husband, Nick of Norman, Okla.; Carol Boyne and her husband, Dave of Forked River, N.J.; Linda Andel and her husband, Steve of Whiting, N.J., and his son, Dr. John Burke and his wife, Angela of Westfield, Mass.
He was the proud grandfather of 12 grandchildren: Emerson, Alicia, Jeanna, Jeff, Jonnelle, Shannon, Arielle, Caroline, Ryan, Sam, Cailean and Sara and eight great-grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Eleanor Hintenach and Gayle Bambera and many other extended family members. Family meant the world to him.
Bill was an avid world traveler who loved to spend time with family in Ireland and Australia. He was a proud Irish-American (America always in his heart; Ireland forever in his soul). He loved the theater, photography, baseball (Let's go Mets), Midleton Irish Whiskey, Irish music and the Hershey Kiss game he played with all of his grandkids.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at the M. David DeMarco Funeral Home, Inc. 205 Rhode Hall Rd., Monroe Twp., N.J. 08831. A Catholic blessing will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. A private cremation will follow the blessing.
In lieu of flowers and for those who desire, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, stjude.org/donate.

Published by The Star-Ledger on Jan. 9, 2020.
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Rest in Peace Bill...

Al Addvensky

Coworker

July 3, 2020

On behalf of myself and all of your former colleagues from R&D IT Beerse, I send you Carol and your family our sincerest sympathy.
Best regards, Gonda Claessen

January 14, 2020

Our hearts go out to Carol and her family during this difficult time. Warm regards, Leen Vermeiren

Leen Vermeiren

January 13, 2020

My sincere condolences.
Martine Van Steenbergen

January 10, 2020

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