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Mrs. Burke HonoredMrs. Margaret Burke of Qhio-pyle, 72, Mother's Day, May 10, when she was honored by her family and friends at a dinner in the home of her daughter, Alice Lambie with whom she made her home for 10 years. She re-eeived numerous gifts, flowers, telegrams and telephone calls during the day.The neat, proud lady continues to enjoy excellent health in her 95th year. Her daily activity schedule includes light housework and cleaning, food preparation, dishwashing, sewing and mending with Lime out for church affairs, attending all meetings and services at the Chalk Hill Lutheran j Church which she has attended all her life.The quilting sessions held by the ladies of the church are con-! sidered incomplete unless .Mrs. Burke is at the frames, stiching fine and neat. She has no time to waste on radio and TV programs. Mrs. Burke was born Dee. 1, 1863 in Allegheny County and the family moved to Wharton Twp, a short tftne later. Her husband, Curtin Burke has been deceased 30 years.She is the mother of nine children. They are John Burke of Saratoga Springs, N. Y.: Mrs. Mary Yopp, Philadelphia; Charles Burke, Camden, N. J.; Mrs. Oina Nelson, Columbiana, Ohio; Mrs. = Emma McDowell, Mather, and, Alice Lamhie, Ohiopylc. Three children are deceased: Mrs. Susan McDowell, Mrs. Pearl Nelson and Mrs. Jessie Burke. There nre 34 grandchildren, 82 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Attending the dinner w^re Mr, and Mrs. Charles Burke and son, Robert, of New Jersey; ; Mr. and Mrs. Luther McDowell of Mather; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cook and children Richard, Cyn-. thin, of New Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson and family of Kentuck Knob; Mrs, Alice Johnson, Ohiopyle; Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Lambie, Dunbar R. D. 2; Mrs. Amy Sprnnl and family,! Ohiopylc; Mr. and Mrs. John Brooks and family of -Lemout; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lambie and infant sun, Charles, of New Salem, the youngest great-grandson.
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Uniontown Evening Standard
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, May 20, 1959
Page 8
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