Jean P. Burke

1944 - 2021

Jean P. Burke, born February 14, 1944, passed away on February 15, 2021. She and her husband James J Burke co-owed Burke's Insurance Agency in Virginia Beach before selling the business and retiring on January 1, 2000. Jean was active in St Mark's Catholic Church as the leader of the Wisdom Seekers Senior's Group for many years as well as participating in many other ministries within the Parish. She was Past President of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus and Past President of the CPO Wives Club while stationed in Rota, Spain. She enjoyed playing BONKO with her monthly ladies group for over 30 years. She assisted her husband in chairing numerous committees raising thousands of dollars for Mentally Disadvantaged and other worthwhile charities.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 57 years, James J Burke, her four daughters Theresa Marie Gray, her husband Terry, and their children Victoria and Brian with his wife Ashley and their sons Emerson and Oliver of Chesapeake; daughter Brenda Lee Burke of Kent, Ohio; daughter Deborah Burke Lohmeier and husband David of Suffolk; and daughter Wendy Sue Burke of Norfolk; and her sister-in-law Mary Burbidge and husband Jason of N. Wildwood, NJ. She was preceded in death her parents, her sister Joan Smith and husband Frank of Bolton, MA; and her brother-in-law Michael Burke.

A funeral mass will be held 11:00 am, Saturday, February 27th at St Mark's Catholic Church at 1505 Kempsville Road, Virginia Beach VA 23464. A private interment service at the Parish's Columbarium will occur immediately after.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St Mark's Food Pantry. Condolences may be offered to the family at:

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