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Goldie Burlingame Obituary
IPAVA - Goldie Joan Burlingame, age 86, of Ipava, Illinois, passed away at 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, May 30, 2021, at Courtyard Estates in Monmouth, Illinois.
She was born on October 2, 1934, in Hartsburg, Illinois, the daughter of John and Goldie (Eeten) Aper. On July 11, 1952, Goldie married Gerald Duane Burlingame in Keokuk, Iowa. He preceded her in death on September 6, 2015. She was also preceded in death by one son, Duane Burlingame; three brothers, Harold Kutz, John Aper and Darrell Aper; and two sisters, Johaan Butler and Mary Lou Wibben.
Goldie is survived by five daughters, Susan Behrends of Tremont, Illinois, Karen (and Jeff) Abernathy of Lewistown, Illinois, Lois (and Bill) Farquhar of Blandinsville, Illinois, Emily (and Larry) Mustread of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Carol (and Jeff) Hillyer of Table Grove, Illinois; one son, Charles Burlingame of Ipava, Illinois; eleven grandchildren. Michelle Gramley, Chuck Burlingame, Bradley (and Brittany) Behrends, Heather (and Nick) Dillon, Melissa (and Jon) Gorsuch, Jeff Abernathy II, Bryce (and Michelle) Farquhar, Jessica (and Brandon) Coulter, Dustin (and Mindy) Mustread, Adam Hillyer and Amanda Hillyer; 27 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Anna Weston and Eileen (and Ron) Hubbard, both of Lincoln, Illinois.
Goldie was the head cook at VIT Schools for 34 years, retiring in 2009. She also helped her husband on the family farm.
She loved her grandkids and the Chicago Bulls. She attended the Berean Christian Church in Ipava, Illinois.
Services will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria, Illinois. Visitation will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., prior to the service. Cremation rites will be accorded following the service with burial of ashes in the Ipava Cemetery at a later date.
Memorials may be given in Goldie's memory to the St. Jude Midwest Affiliate in Peoria, Illinois.
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Susan J Harper Reneau
June 8, 2021
Whenever I had a crazy idea for a musical or concert, she was always a great supporter. She didn’t even mind that I didn’t have time to eat school meals at VIT.
Robyn Dutton
June 1, 2021
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Marjorie Long
June 1, 2021
In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always. Goldie was a great lady The Long’s
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