ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: BURCKELL, JOHN DRISCOLL 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died: Sayurday, March 21, 2015

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BURCKELL, JOHN DRISCOLL 
February 5, 1940 - March 21, 2015

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John Driscoll Burckell passed away at his home on March 21, 2015. 
He was 75 years old. 

He is survived by his loving wife, Darleen, and children, Clifton, Otis and 
Kirsten, Andrew and Lisa, Ann, and Mary, and his beloved grandchildren, Otis, 
Felicity, Theodore “Teddy”, Cecily, and Elise. He is also survived by his 
sisters, Jeanne MacDonald of Atlanta, GA, and Patricia Steinbronn of Murphy, 
NC, and his mother-in-law, Gloria Ronzello. 

He is preceded in death by his brother, Thomas “Tuck”, and his son-in-law, 
Michael.

John was born in Washington, DC on February 5, 1940. He received mechanical 
engineering degrees from Purdue University. He took time away from his studies 
to attend flight school with the US Marines in Pensacola, FL. Following his 
graduation from Purdue, he worked on the engines for the Saturn 5 rocket in 
Huntsville, AL. He then went on to work for 30 years for the DuPont de Nemours 
Company.

Following his retirement, John and Darleen relocated from Wilmington, DE to 
Covington, LA to live closer to their family. During his retirement, he served 
the community as the president for his civic and condominium home owners 
associations. He was devoted member of the St. Peter Catholic Church community. 
John also had a great passion for genealogy, history, and sports, most notably, 
the Philadelphia Eagles. Most of all, John will be remembered as being a 
generous, supportive, loving husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, 
brother, son-in-law, and uncle.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Funeral Mass on 
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 125 E 19th Ave, 
Covington, LA 70433, at 11 AM. A Wake will take place on Tuesday, 24, 2015 from 
5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at E. J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st Ave., 
Covington, LA 70433. Visitation at Church on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 will be 
from 10:00 AM until Mass time. 

Interment will follow the Mass at St. Joseph Abbey Cemetery, 75376 River Rd, St 
Benedict, LA

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