Obituary of Harold E. Burke

Harold E. Burke, 89, died on January 6 , 2013 at the Kennedy Hospital in Stratford, NJ. A long time resident of Cherry Hill, he retired from Midlantic Bank to his home in Toms River, NJ. A Marine Corps Veteran of WW II, he then graduated from the University of Virginia in 1948. Preceded in death by his parents James F. and Jeannetta Rogers Burke and his brother James R. Burke.A loving and generous husband and father, he is survived by his wife of 68 years, Hazel M. Cox Burke and 5 children, Dianne J. Souder (Charles), Carol H. Davis (Charles), Linda A. Naples (Michael), David H. Burke (Dixie), Jeffrey J. Burke (Lynn), 10 grandchildren, Stacy C, Bolin (Ben), Linda M. Davis (Todd), Chad B, Souder (Tricia), Charles J. Davis III (Stacy), Caryn D. Joseph (Peter), Danielle H. Burke, Brandon J.Burke (Jennifer), Ryan J. Burke (Amy), Kaitlin B. Smith (Brian), and Justin M. Burke, and 14 great-grandchildren, Chandra L. Bolin, Lydia A. Bolin, Sophia G. Bolin, Reed C. Davis, Michaela M. Davis, Emily J. Davis, Ethan J. Davis, Benjamin C. Davis, Hazel J. Burke, CaydenE. Burke, Lilian M. Souder, Charles L. Souder, Pierce A. Joseph, and Owen R. Smith. A memorial service will be held at Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill, NJ on March 23, 2013 on what would have been his 90th birthday. Interment will be a private family service in NY State.