Monona County IA Archives Obituaries.....Burke, Clarence Edward February 6, 1970
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Turin Man
Dies Suddenly                          (From the collection of Vivian Norby 
Andersen)

	Clarence Edward Burke, a long time resident of the Turin community, 
died unexpectedly at his home in Turin on Friday morning, February 6 of an 
apparent heart attack.
	Clarence was born July 29, 1898 at Soldier, the son of Charles and 
Etta Edwards Burke.  July 4, 1919 he was united in marriage with Mabel 
Bartholomew at Castana.  To this union a son and three daughters were born.  
	He had been in the grocery business in Turin for the past 40 years, 
retiring a short time ago.  Prior to that time he had been a resident of the 
Anthon community for several years.
	He was a member of the Turin Methodist Church, Hillcrest Lodge No. 648 
A.F.& A.M.  One of his hobbies was bowling, a sport in which he engaged for 
several years.
	Survivors include his wife, Mabel of Turin; a son, Ronald of Castana; 
three daughters, Mrs. Gene (Charlotte) Zortman of Onawa, Mrs. Jack (Eunice) 
Wahlke of Portland, Ore., and Mrs. Doyle (Marilyn) Kratz of Marysville, 
Calif.; three brothers, Harry, Donald and Milford of California; five sisters, 
Mrs. Cora Norby of Mapleton, Mrs. Florence Thoreson of Sioux City, Mrs. Chas. 
(Olive) Newman of Smithland, Mrs. Raleigh (Bertha) Kendall of Toledo, Iowa and 
Mrs. Ralph (Mildred) of San Gabriel, Calif.; 14 grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren.
	Services were held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, February 9 at the Turin United 
Methodist Church with Rev. Everett Major officiating.  Clara Kelley was 
organist and played (Mary Our Virgin All Loving” by Gene Zortman before the 
service and “How Great Thou Art” during the service.
	Honorary bearers were Merrill Johnson, Howard Hunt, John Wagner, 
William Larimore, and Leonard Crosgrove.  Casket bearers were Merrill Struble, 
Harold Ravnsborg, Lloyd Crosgrove, Sam Mann, Wilson Gruber and Lawrence 
Christensen.  Interment was in Belvidere Cemetery at Turin under the direction 
of Pearson funeral home of Onawa.

(1970)


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