Burke of Brockton, February 28, 2003, Margaret R. (Jones) Burke, 82 years. Wife of the late William F. Burke. Beloved mother of William F. Burke, Jr. and his wife Mary of Milton; Mary T. Morris and her husband Robert of Braintree; Elizabeth A. Smith and her husband Robert of Fayetteville, NC; Kathleen A. Deoudes and her husband Nick of Queenstown, MD; Eileen M. McDonough and her husband William of Franklin; Cmdr. Robert E. Burke, USN and his wife Erica of Ft. Meade, MD; and the late Margaret Mary Burke. Sister of Eleanor Flynn of Assonet, MA and sister in law of Marian Jones of Manomet and Rosemary O’Connor of Brockton.
Funeral from the J. Frank Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont Street, (Rte 123) Brockton, Tuesday at 8 am. Funeral Mass in St. Margaret Church at 9 am. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Visiting hours Monday 4-8 pm. Donations in Margaret’s memory may be made to the John J. Burke Scholarship Fund, c/o Community Bank, 1265 Belmont St., Brockton, MA 02301.
Obituary
Mrs. Burke died Friday at the Life Care Center of West Bridgewater after a brief illness. Born in Brockton, daughter of the late Wallace and Teresa (Donahue) Jones, she had been a lifelong resident. She attended Brockton schools and was a graduate of Brockton High School Class of 1938.
She had been employed at Breen’s Catering before raising her family. She enjoyed raising her family and time spent with them, her grandchildren, traveling and trips to Ireland. She had been a long time communicant of St. Margaret Church, and a longtime member of the Women’s Weekly Card Club.
She is survived by 2 sons, William F. Burke, Jr. of Milton and Cmdr. Robert E. Burke, of Ft. Meade, MD, 4 daughters Mary T. Morris of Braintree; Elizabeth A. Smith of Fayetteville, NC; Kathleen A. Deoudes of Queenstown, MD and Eileen M. McDonough, of Franklin, 16 grandchildren, one sister Eleanor Flynn of Assonet, MA and several nieces and nephews. She was the wife of the late William F. Burke, mother of the late Margaret Mary Burke and sister of the late Wallace, Edward and Francis Jones.Services as above