Pawtucket, Rhode Island
1935 - 2003
Bette Ann Burke, 68, of Gill Avenue, Pawtucket, RI, died on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 at the Slater Health Center in Pawtucket, Rhode Island after a long illness.
Born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on January 21, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Anthony Silvia and Mary (Thomas) Silvia Bussiere.
She was a 1952 graduate of Tolman West High School in Pawtucket.
Ms. Burke was employed as a sales associate at Eckerd Drug Store in Tamarac, Florida for almost 9 years prior to retiring due to illness.
She resided in Pawtucket for the past 3-½ years having returned to the city from Margate, Florida where she lived for 4 years. Prior to moving to Florida she lived in Pawtucket and South Attleboro.
Ms. Burke was a communicant of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church in Florida and Our Lady of Consolation in Pawtucket.
She enjoyed crossword puzzles and as an avid reader was a member of a book guild.
Ms. Burke leaves a son: Michael E. Eicholtz of Margate, Florida; two sisters: Patricia Silva of Pawtucket, RI and Sandra Markley of Pawtucket, RI; two brothers: Thomas Silvia of East Providence, RI and David Bussier in California, 2 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren.
Funeral services and burial will be private. Visitation has been respectfully omitted.
To send the family an expression of sympathy, please visit our on-line register book at www.dyer-lakefuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleboro.
Our thoughts remain with you and your family at this time. We are honored by the trust and confidence you have placed in us during this difficult time.
The Staff of Dyer-Lake Funeral Home & Cremation Services
January 29, 2003 | Attleboro Falls, MA
