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Earl Stanley Burke obituary, Wichita, KS

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Earl Burke Obituary

Burke, Earl Stanley, age 89, WWII Veteran and retired Beech Aircraft machinist, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Visitation 1-8 PM Thursday with family present 5-7 PM, funeral service 2 PM Friday, Culbertson-Smith Mortuary, 115 S. Seneca. Earl is preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine; father, Monroe Burke; mother and stepfather, Melvina & Robert Burrell; sons, Gary and Stanley; brothers, Alfred and Edwin; and sister, Evelynn Potochnik. Survivors: special friend, Gudula Gros, of Wichita; sons, Alan (Susan), Daniel (Cheryl), Kevin (Cindy), all of Wichita, and Douglas (Linda), Mesa, AZ; daughters, Lori (Robert) Hess, Tina (Albert) Ward, all of Wichita, and Sheila Skaggs, of Hutchinson; 23 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. A memorial has been established with The Wichita Children's Home, 810 N Holyoke, Wichita, KS 67208. View tributes at smithfamilymortuaries.com

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Published by Wichita Eagle from Dec. 12 to Dec. 13, 2012.

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Geoff Cannon

December 26, 2012

RIP Earl
Wish I had met you.God bless.
cousin Geoff

Tony & Veronica Bargas

December 13, 2012

Our Love and Prayers go out to all the Burke Family.

Tammy Long-Carter

December 13, 2012

My sympathy goes out to the family, Earl was a lively and fun loving man clear up to the end, We should all take lessons from him!
My condolences

Jocelyn Morris

December 13, 2012

I thought you would out live us all. Well, enjoy your vacation from life. Say hi to my dad.

Grandma and Grandpa

Katie Bazzelle

December 13, 2012

RIP Grandpa.

Brenda, Guy and Adam Wilmore

December 13, 2012

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

Terri Dove

December 13, 2012

I have known







I have known Burke for over thirty years, my thoughts and prayers are with you, he will be missed by many.

Lea McCloud

December 12, 2012

Thanks to Earl's granddaughter & family, we were pleased to get to know Earl before his death. The knowledge that, as a baby, he benefited from the special care of the nurses of Wesley's Fresh Air Baby Camp in No. Riverside Park made us even more proud about what we volunteers are doing to preserve the building which housed that special place for children and babies from 1920-1926.
Our thoughts are with you as you bid good-bye to this very special gentleman.
Sincerely, from all the Leadership team members of Friends of the Historic Fresh Air Baby Camp
James M Guy, Lea McCloud, Janet Miller, Claire Willenberg, Barbara Hammond, Kathy Morgan & Tom Whitney

Harry Simpson

December 12, 2012

Rest Earl, until you hear at dawn,
the low, clear reveille of God.

Thank you for your service to this nation.

Renee Burke

December 12, 2012

Grief can be so hard during the holidays, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one this holiday season.

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