Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....BURKE , Richard Earl 'Pug'  June 20 2004
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Woodland "Daily Democrat," Thursday, June 24, 2004
Richard Earl 'Pug' Burke

Richard Earl "Pug" Burke died in Sacramento, Sunday, June 20, 2004 at age 85.

Born Feb. 27, 1919 in Woodland, Mr. Burke was the son of the late Richard Sidney
and Virginia Mae (Loranger) Burke of Esparto. He played baseball for the
Woodland Oaks and was in Woodland Elks team at Clark Field in 1935. Mr. Burke
was a World War II Marine veteran, who served in the Pacific Theater in the
Marianas Islands, Ryukyu Islands and as part of the occupying force in Japan. He
was honorably discharged Jan. 26, 1946 as a Private First Class and qualified as
rifle expert. He was a 50-year member of the VFW Post No. 8762 of West
Sacramento. He retired as the under-sheriff of Yolo County in 1976, joining the
state of California Department of Justice.

Survivors include his children, Richard Edward Burke and Patricia Ann Terry;
daughter-in-law, Evelyn (Howard) Burke; son-in-law, Philip A. Terry; brothers,
Stephen and Barry Burke; sisters, Mary Campi and Virginia "Billie" Brackett;
grandchildren, Richard and Gregory Burke and Philip J., Patrick and Jennifer
Terry; great-grandchildren, Brittany and Daniel Burke and Ryan and Cameron
Terry. He was preceded in death by his wife Lois Geraldine (Dowell) Burke; and
brother, James Burke.

Memorials are preferred to the charity of donor's choice.

Services: Closed casket visitation will be held from 1 to 8 p.m. today,
Thursday, at River Cities Funeral Chapel of West Sacramento. Friends are invited
to attend graveside services at 11 a.m. Friday, June 25, at St. Joseph's
Cemetery, 860 West St., Woodland.

Funeral Notice:

SERVICES TOMORROW

Richard Earl "Pug" Burke: Friends are invited to attend graveside services at 11
a.m. Friday, June 25, at St. Joseph's Cemetery, 860 West St., Woodland. Closed
casket visitation will be held Thursday, from 1 to 8 p.m. in the River Cities
Funeral Chapel of West Sacramento.


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Submitted with the permission of the "The Daily Democrat," 711 Main St.,
Woodland, CA 95695.  

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