Barbara J. Bourke

Barbara J. Bourke obituary

Barbara J. Bourke

Barbara Bourke Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Gibbons Funeral Home - Elmhurst on Oct. 23, 2025.

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Barbara J. Bourke, nee Rulau, age 93, of Elk Grove Village; beloved wife of William J.; loving mother of Martin (Cathie Dolan-Bourke), Paul (Karey), Mary (Jeffrey) Milling, Kevin (Lynn) and Lisa (Patrick) Gaughan; proud grandmother of Megan (Nathan) DeVault, Brenna Bourke, Andrew (Fiancee Emily Hogan) Bourke, Gillian (Bobby) Suchecki, Katherine, Danny (Ryan), Scott (Fiancee Kathryn Grace Cotter) and John Milling, Matthew and Ryan Bourke and Liam, Quinn, Aidan, Evan and the late Claire Gaughan and great-grandmother of Holden DeVault. Visitation Monday, January 13, 2025, 9:00 a.m. until time of prayers 10:00 a.m. at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road, (½ mile North of Saint Charles Road), Elmhurst. Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Private interment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Misericordia Heart of Mercy, c/o Michelle Gamboney #3739, 6300 North Ridge, Chicago, IL 60660. For funeral information please call 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com

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