OBIT: Charlotte (CRAMER) BURKET, 1917, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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AGED WOMAN DIES WHILE ON WAY HOME
Mrs. Charlotte C. Burket, of 1503 Sixth Avenue, Victim of Heart Failure

  Mrs. Charlotte C. Burket, of 1503 Sixth avenue, widow of Ephraim 
Burket, was stricken with heart failure at the corner of Seventh avenue 
and Sixteenth street at 8:15 o'clock last evening, dying in a 
neighboring house within a few minutes.
  Mrs. Burket, who is aged 76, had been visiting at the home of her 
sister, Mrs. George Myers, of 2111 Eighth avenue, and was returning 
homeward accompanied by her daughter, Mary.  They had crossed 
Seventeenth street at Seventh avenue, and were just stepping up on the 
curbstone at the opposite side of the street when the aged lady sank to 
the pavement.
  John Bamrick, who resides at 1622 Seventh avenue, assisted by several 
persons who were passing, carried her into the Bamrick home, where she 
expired in a few minutes.  Dr. Albert G. Dymond, who had been hastily 
summoned, arrived a few minutes after death, which he pronounced due to 
heart failure.
  Mrs. Burket, although advanced in years, had been in excellent 
health, and appeared normal throughout the day and evening, and the 
death came as a profound shock to the family and friends.
  Deputy Coroner C. C. Rothrock was summoned and arrived on the scene 
shortly after death.  He decided that an inquest was unnecessary and 
the body was taken in charge by Undertakers Hickey & O'Neil, to be 
prepared for burial.
  Charlotte Caroline Burket was born at Birmingham, Pa., September 4, 
1840.  Her maiden name was Cramer.  She was married in Tyrone in 1865, 
to Ephraim Burket and the young couple came directly to Altoona where 
they made their home.  Her husband, one of the best known residents of 
the city, died March 10, 1915.
  Mrs. Burket is survived by one son and four daughters, as follows: J. 
Blair Burket, of Burketstown, Pa.; E. Blanche, of Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. 
W. F. Shandelmeier, of this city and Mary and Ida May, both at home.
  One brother, Washington Cramer, of Albia, Ia., and one sister, Mrs. 
George Myers, of this city, as well as two grandchildren, also survive.
  Mrs. Burket was a faithful member of the Eighth Avenue Methodist 
Episcopal church.  She was well known, the family having been pioneer 
residents of the city.
  The funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Tuesday Morning, January 9, 1917