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Margaret M. Burke obituary, Whitehall, PA

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John F. Slater Funeral Home

4201 Brownsville Rd

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Funeral Mass

Oct. 13, 2025

11:00 a.m.

Blessed Trinity Parish, St. Albert the Great Church

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Margaret Burke Obituary

Margaret Mary "Marge" (Dvorsky) Burke, 86, of Whitehall, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Beloved wife of 63 years to William J. "Sgt" Burke; loving mother of Lisa A. (Paul) Denk, Linda J. (Eric) Schueler, Rev. Thomas J. Burke, and her honorary son, Rev. Stephen A. Kresak; cherished grandmother of Michael, Matthew, and Thomas Denk and Wyatt, Donovan, Killian, and Keegan Schueler; great-grandmother of Logan Denk and Miles Schueler; sister of the late Albert, Hedy, and Thomas Dvorsky. Margaret worked as a secretary for the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, ALCOA, and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. She was a devoted longtime member St. John the Baptist Church in Lawrenceville and Blessed Trinity Parish. She was also a member of the FOP Lodge 1 Auxiliary. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, at JOHN F. SLATER FUNERAL HOME INC., 412-881-4100, 4201 Brownsville Road, Brentwood, 15227. Funeral prayer at 10:15 on Monday morning. Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in Blessed Trinity Parish, St. Albert the Great Church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to St. Vincent de Paul of Blessed Trinity Parish, 3198 Schieck Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15227, or Saints Joachim and Anne Parish, 101 McLay Drive, Elizabeth, PA 15037. Please send condolences to www.johnfslater.com

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Published by Tribune Review from Oct. 10 to Oct. 12, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Margaret Burke

Oct

12

Visitation

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

John F. Slater Funeral Home

4201 Brownsville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA

Oct

12

Visitation

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

John F. Slater Funeral Home

4201 Brownsville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA

Oct

13

Funeral Mass

11:00 a.m.

Blessed Trinity Parish, St. Albert the Great Church

PA

Funeral services provided by:

John F. Slater Funeral Home

4201 Brownsville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15227

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Bill Killian

Yesterday

Rev Thomas and the entire Burke family.Our deepest sympathies for your loss.Rev.Tom,I see you on Sunday Mornings I am unable to attend due to health issues .May she rest in peace under God's Holy Light

Bill &Lois Killian
Ambridge, Pa

Alice Gao Min

October 10, 2025

So sorry to hear about Marge; she was an exceptional woman of faith. Prayers from me and Fr. Bryce

Vaughan l Brunner

October 10, 2025

Tom, and family I am so sad to hear of your loss. Your mother was such a sweet and royal example of a Christian mother, and lady ever since I met your great family back in our childhood. My love for you, and your family has no end. I know Heaven is greater . The Bible says, absence of the body, is presence of the Lord! Love to all, Vaughan

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