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Mary Elizabeth Fitzgerald Burke
22 Jan 1930 – 18 Nov 2020
| Birth | 22 Jan 1930 |
| Death | 18 Nov 2020 |
| Cemetery | Calvary Cemetery Alliance , Box Butte County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Kristal K on 09 Jul 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71999846 |
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Mary Elizabeth Burke (Fitzgerald), 90, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Mary was born in Torrington, Wyo., on Jan. 22, 1930 and attended school in Torrington. She graduated from St. Joe's Nursing School in Denver in 1950. After graduation, Mary worked as a registered nurse at St. Joseph Hospital in Alliance, Neb. She married Bernard Burke on Oct. 29, 1955 in Alliance's St. Agnes Chapel. The couple's first home was his parents' homestead, a baled hay house. A devoted mother and homemaker, Mary enjoyed spending time with family, making scotch-a-roos and cooking chicken and noodles. Visiting grandchildren knew the freezer — "ice box" as Mary called it — was well-stocked with homemade treats. She enjoyed gardening, watching her roses bloom and reading. The holidays were a special time for Mary as she enjoyed the Burke family's gatherings and traditions. She will be greatly missed by her surviving family including her four children, eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Bernard Burke, son James Burke and parents, Martin and Hattie Fitzgerald.
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MARRIED OCTOBER 29, 1955. PARENTS OF KATHERINE THOMAS EDWARD JAMES IRENE
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