OBIT: Sarah Catherine (RITCHEY) BURK(E), 1949, East Freedom, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Michael S. Caldwell Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ SARAH CATHERINE BURK Widow of Lewis Burk, died Saturday afternoon [23 Apr 1949] at 4 o'clock at her home at East Freedom after a lengthy illness. She was born in Blair county June 16, 1859, a daughter of George and Rachel (Klotz) Ritchey. Along with Mr. Burk, who died in 1932, she was preceded in death by six children. Surviving are three children, John Burk of Johnstown; Mrs. Elsie Dodson of Claysburg and Mrs. Bertha Huston of East Freedom, with whom she made her home; 28 grandchildren, 58 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great- grandchildren. Mrs. Burk was a member of the East Freedom Evangelical United Brethren church. Friends are being received at the home in East Freedom. Hoenstine Obituary Collection, vol. 5, p. 6, hand-dated 4-25-49 [Altoona Mirror, April 25, 1949]