I went over there, and it was standing up sleeping! What the hell do you think it was? You know, everybody grew up together. Obituary of George Burke George M. Burke, 62 , of Freehold Township, died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at home. Yes, by the time I got to do all that I had no money left. And he dealed in antique rugs, and regular rugs and everything. Bartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home 1411 Vintage Ln, Rochester, NY 14626. And that was the Air Force. And then I said, well, now Im going to buy a home. And think about it. A reception will follow the services at the funeral home. And then, on the third floor, which was in the mansard roof, that was all the servants quarters. He was the husband of the late Diane M. (Marshall) Burke. Burke: Oh, well, look what I did. Loving brother of Stephen Burke of Florida, Joan Burke of Plymouth, and Timothy Burke of Plymouth. And each little petal and everything is done beautiful. Q: Did you keep up a conversation with Mario Buatta about. The importance of saying "I love you" during COVID-19, Effective ways of dealing with the grieving process, Solutions to show your sympathy safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. I went around and I got it and shipped it all back home. And I got a big certificate for saving that. Burke: Yes. Burke: Her sister has it [indicating Daller]. Burke: I used to, but I didnt I didnt keep it on everything. We had beautiful stuff in our home, all the time. So I said, The hell with this. Legacy invites you to offer condolences and share memories of. Of course, over therewhen I was over thereEngland was just getting out of the bad part of the War [World War II], and they had nothing over there. I bet. Im sure some will. If they brought flowers, it had to be lilacs. So I said, Oh. So that was thatI got that little story. Q: Andif this is something that you cant discuss, let me knowbut, for example, if you decide to repaint, like you did in this room, is that something that the board fundraises for? George wouldnt want anyone to mourn his life in sorrow, instead, a celebration of life will be held later in 2022. And theyd come out and Id get involved with them. Yes, the dining room and the kitchen was on the other two, side. And there was French doors that went out from the basement under the porch. Daller: Mm-hmm. JOHN BURKE OBITUARY BETHLEHEM John T. Burke (Jack), age 92, of Bethlehem died on November 28, 2022. He moved into the house shortly after the sale, and worked from the basement to the roof, and outwards throughout the grounds and stables, to complete the restoration. Good God! And they were good investments. And it was called SS White [Dental Manufacturing Company]. Sign the Guest Book. Well, what are we talking about? And I wanted these little chairs tufted but he had passed away before he could get around to tuft. So whenever the big surgeons traveled, I always traveled with themtraveled all over Europe. Courtesy of Michael Kushner. Anyway, I said, Oh boy, did I have a scary dream. I told her my dream. Burke: To put it backbecause the house was ruined, it was in terrible shape. I dreamed, I saw it. Echovita offers a solidarity program that gives back the funds generated to families. Services Funeral Service Wednesday, November 17, 2021 10:30 AM But they donated it to the Sisters of Charity, figuring that the nuns could live in that gorgeous mansion. Daller: Well, they hope to. Q: No, that covers it! And they said he had the box, and took it with them. Yes, that was all Scalamandr. Is that what you want? Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. March 26, 1946 - Q: And you knew the style from having studied the history of design and architecture. I said, Oh shit, look at this. And I pulled that out and unwrapped it, and what the hell was in it? The one in particular, United States Steel [Corporation]. Some kind of jewelry. Yes, but it was weird. Print Friendly Version . I said, I still have friends that myour parents met before we met. I mean, this whole ceiling was shot. Burke: Okay. I forgot whose house it was. Burke: He did almost all the upholstery in the house. Everybody smelled like that. And my neighbor across the street, who had lived there forever, she comes over again with a couple of little plants for me. Visiting hours Friday, October 8, 2021 from 4-7 pm in McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home, 1 Summer St. (across from St. Anthony Church), Cohasset, MA. Sign up for NYPAP mailings and our Newsletter to stay up-to-date. And that was only one of them. Eric. You dont have to worry about, sleeping on your couches and all that kind of stuff, and, you know, pulling out fake beds, and that kind of stuff. Burke: Chris will stay living here. Burke: Well, I dont know if people will ever realize in years and years to come that I saved so much, but they did give me a plaque for restoration. It was a mess of a mess. And then Iwhatd I do then, Ioh, I paid for this house, didnt I? Q: And, do you keep records on, on those kinds of things? And he did these two chairs. Burke: Well, Ill tell you, there wasnt that much in storagethe stuff that was in storage wasnt big pieces, maybe one or two. Burke: I went and I was stationed in England, and I loved being in England. I moved in the house, and I would come in the house, and right in the front hallway, you could always smell lilacs. A unique and lasting tribute for a loved one. He resided in Cumberland for the past 48 years. I mean, after it was finished, who cared? And in the meantime, I made a couple of little investments and they turned out very well for me. And then the Eric woke up, and I said, Well, I dont know. 1411 Vintage Lane, Rochester,New York, 14626, Proudly Serving the Communities of Rochester, Greece, Gates, Hilton, Spencerport, Parma, Ogden, Churchville NY, Copyright Bartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home Modern Funeral Home Websites, First Steps | Obits & Eulogies | Etiquette, Frequently Asked Questions About Burial and Cremation, Copyright Bartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home . And my other sisternow, of course shes passed awaybut now her daughter took it, and the daughter gave it to her daughter. I grew up loving it and always having it, and my mother was great with it. I fixed it up. A little planning now makes a big difference later. He was an antiquehe had a big rug business in. Burke: Well, most of the stuff in the house, he worked with me. Daller: Yes, well, thats what we just said, yes. He enjoyed hockey, football, and the beach, but most important to him was family and friends. Daller: Mm-hmm! Thats how I got to know Adriana Scalamandr and the Scalamandrs. Burke: Oh, when I was a kid, we lived in Annandale. George T. Burke, 87, passed away Saturday at the Syracuse Home, where he had resided for the past 10 years. Dont forget I, for yearsin London, I went to university. He was born in South Bend, Ind. Burke: So that should pretty well cover it, I think. I dont need The Death of Cleopatra hanging above my fireplace. Q: When you were youngwhen you were a kid. 2023 McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home. The front porch was up high. But they hadnt been there, maybe five, six years, and I guess they decided, Oh! Im getting rid of everything. He said, I have three of the most beautiful Persian carpets from Persia, said, You cant get them anymore. He said, Theyre antiques but they are brand new, never used. He said, Im giving them to you. And this is them. Q: So its budgets and the contractors, all that stuff. Jeanne Marie Trentman Burleson, 97 of Morganton, NC passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023. And then, where they built the schoolwhat is that girls school up here? And we were sitting in the kitchen in the basement and he was going on the Ouija board and I said, What does it say, what does it say? And Eric is sitting there and hes talking, and hes sounding like a lady, and hes saying, Youre in my house, and I dont want you. Q: Yes. So Id go over there and, of course, Bess Seguine was always over there. So it didnt matter. George grew up in Fishtown and Continue Reading Burke: Yes. And a couple of my friends came as bartenders for me. Theyre piled up. Was very little time on here. And it was quite difficult to maintain the big house we were living in. And if I couldnt take care of them, Id call down to the base and theyd send a helicopter and theyd pick them up and take them down to the hospital, because we had to take care of them, because Alaska was ours, and all the Eskimos was our responsibility. Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice. Youre working too hard. In good condition? You cant ride anywhere but in a circle arena. So, Id do that. And there was a big flight of stairs that went across the big porch across the front of the house, posts. You could see with all the houses over here, its gotten very built up. Q: Right. You just named them. Christ, a good ten, twelve years. I loved being there and everything. He did the White House and everything. Must have been twelve big columns, it was, oh! My sisterher mother [indicates Daller], Francesmy sister living in the Bronx, she got me a little apartment and she got me a job working for Saks Fifth Avenue. Right? Burke: Well, when it came to really heavy construction, like this whole wall being rebuilt and things, I had to hire carpenters and I had to hire plasters to plaster the ceiling. Copyright 1998 2023 New York Preservation Archive Project. Q: Yes. Write your message of sympathy today. He is also survived by nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins; and many additional relatives. 17 Southwest Avenue Tallmadge, OH GEORGE BURKE OBITUARY George Burke's passing at the age of 76 on Sunday, February 20, 2022 has been publicly announced by Donovan Funeral Home - Tallmadge in. And that was inwhere the hell, what did they call that area where all the Eskimos lived? He said, when he was moving here, he told the people there, he goes, Im moving. Because he lived right here, lived right here on Staten Island. [laughs] And I lived there for a long time. And as I said, for a thing of whiskey or a bottle of wine, theyd give you anything, because none of them have had it for years and years. Then she got to the point where she couldnt keep it anymore. Some mixed winter precipitation possible. They bought a house. But when I die, they say theyre going to make a museum out of it. It feels like home, because thats what its been. And in the basement, I put the kitchen and a dining area and everything. Burke: Well, a good example is the one right here at the end of the street. But, God, that was almost 100 years ago, you know? It was under your bunk. Daller: Well, he hopes that Historic House Trust and the Parks Department work hand in hand and maintaining itthat theyll maintain it as a museum. And Ill invest in a couple of other things that will give me a nice little income, and I wont have to worry about it. But big stuff like couches and chairs and that kind of thing. Burke: So I dont know if that was a ghost. George Burke, age 89 passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021. I was born right in the hospital across the street, and grew up 90% of my time on Staten Island until I became old enough and I joined the military. I said to him, Are you kidding? Q: Yes. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. Hes done it for forty-plus years, now its time to give back. Thats the only way to explain it. So she finally died. Absolutely gorgeous. He cant do this anymore. These are those Persian carpets. And he did the big sofa in there, didnt he? And then finally I had a man come in and talking to me about how hes bought a place on Staten Island that hes opening up a place like Saks only not as nice. The mansion, oh god. Get a list of the day's obituaries . The walkway going to the beach, its still there, where the house was. First thing I started with was the basement because it had four-foot of water in it. All that gorgeous porcelain, like the Flower Sellers Childrenits a big piece like that. So I picked up this one building that had a little old bar next to it. Would you sell me the acres in the front? So there wasnt a lot of time spent here. And I had a beautiful restaurant and a bar connected to it. So I just grew up with it, knowing it. That was something that you had restoredis that right? And, of course, being in the military and traveling with them, the government shipped all my stuff that I bought and picked upshipped it all back to America for me. But again, I dont know that Staten Island appreciates anything, because we had a Borough President at one time that we asked him a question about something and his answer to my uncle was, Well, why would you want to put a new suit on an old man?. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. Q: So about this house, I wanted to ask about the Friends of the Seguine Mansion. Q: And so all these items went upwalked up the stairs and were, carried back down the stairs. She was a nasty old lady! But that was funny. Shit. Jerry Allen Burke, Sr., 81, of Berry Lane passed away on February 14, 2023 at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center. I mean, Captains Quarters, instead of building all those condos down there, it would have been beautiful to have another stately home there. When I was over there looking at their house. They tore down those two nice little cottages that were there. They even stopped you riding in the parks. The oldwhat the hell was itgrocery store. Daller: Then you got rid of thatbut those are the early days. Brooke Burke . And when I seen it all over there, and when I seen the British people were poor as church mice, they were selling everything. Burke: Yes. Burke: What were the things I did when what? George was born on January 7, 1936 in Union City, New Jersey, and grew up in Jersey City. And I got these. But when he was in Europe, he rode. You made enough money. And I never got along with her that much because everything I wanted to do, she said, No, no, no, I dont like that. And I finally got to meet Mrs. Seguine because she had stables at that time. So that makes sense. And you can ask[gesturing to Daller], Daller: Everybody got something. And she couldntthey couldnt keep up with it anymore. So thats how that all came about. So I said, whew! And on top of that, I still worked for Sherwin Williams. George was born November 20, 1931. And, she said, If so, we will give you gifts. And then that was the end. She said shell keep the doors locked and call Linda if anybody wants to get in and take anything out. George Burke was born on Staten Island and grew up in Annandale before moving to Florida with his family. And if they were there and I could see them, and I could ship them free because the government had to ship it for me, and I had my sisters, who would store them for meI had had a great opportunity to pick up all this stuff that was beautiful, get it for nothing, and the government ship it back for me, and my sisters would keep it until I got a place to put it. Where were you stationed and what was it like? I lived in one room, for almost five years. But this is too much for you, George. Theyll take care of it and be able to show tours. "You're always looking at doing whatever helps your team," he said. I think so. So most of the stuff is Victorianturn of the century and Victorian. Well, it doesnt matter, her name. Send flowers. By the time I got to the to where they were discharging them and such, he had just been discharged and left on an airplane. And finally, we met with John Krawchuk, when he became in office. In lieu of flowers, donations to honor George may be made to Tunnels to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306. They talk about Tottenville, its all McMansions. Everything has changed, all the old houses are torn down. Now, this is a portrait of Joseph Seguine. And he asked me would I be interested in working for him out here on Staten Island. All the way to the Great Kills Harbor. We all got coupons. That was all what she had in mind! I had a dream thatin my dream, I woke up and I was laying in bed upstairs, and I could smell lilacs. Burke: Well, I knew how to do it. Then upstairs, was all the bedrooms. And we were great friends. But it only reached a certain point of it, not in the very beginning. Its no different from home. Q: And so, what sort of vision do you have for, you know, the next the next forty years, for how the grounds are maintained and how. We were doing other parties at the time, the only thing we still maintain is the White Party. So I had all my goodies packed in a box, getting ready to go. Chris was the one that got involved with it. George K. Burke Sr., 80, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 5, 2007 at home, surrounded by his family, after a two year battle with colon cancer. I was seventeen years with the Air Force. And he was so good. And she was laying with her arms, like that. Age 88. Daller: Yes, definitely. If you want to come in a business with me, John, lets make into a beautiful restaurant. So he said, Okay, Ive never owned a restaurant, but Id be willing to try it, George. So I said, Well, John, youre gonna have to put a lot of money in it because you have all the money, as being who you are. And he owned the funeral home. And then you could walk under the porch out into the garden. Because people will come in, and therell be four or five people and somebody will walk by and just pick this up, and pick that up. Take a walk. I said, No, no, Im gonna save this house. He said, Oh! All these walls used to be white. And I want somebody to take care of it. But they did a lot for me. Did quite well. She was a very good friend of mine, a really pretty lady. Id come back up and I could still smell it in the hallway. And its three little girls sitting on a bench with big baskets of flowers in front of them. Theres a ghost in there. And I said, Well, I dont believe in ghosts. Stole all that carved stuff, stole all that stuff, that whole box of stuff. That was a shame. Sign up to receive a notification daily whenever there is an update on this obituary. So every time she wants to go riding, she has to go all the way to New Jersey, ride her horse, and then come all the way back. So we brought that point up a few times. It was gorgeous and very ornatewas very, very much like Greek Revival. George Burke is the restorer of the historic Seguine Mansion on the South Shore of Staten Island, where he has lived and taken care of the property for over four decades. So my mother decided she would make it into a two-family, and rent out one part of it. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Thats why I did what I did, because I figured that if anything ever happens to me, all of this, now, will have to stay as it is. So when I get out of the service, I got a job. Burke: Oh, well, when I was inI guess I was in England. So one day, my sister Bess said to my mother and me, she said, Go pack. Burke: Its right on the Boulevard and it goes down to the beach. What was her name? And I worked there for quite a while, and I lived in the Bronx. So by the time he came back, all this had changed. Q: When you were making those decisions about decorating, were you thinking about a particular style, like a historic style, that you were going for? Show Obituaries . Lots of photos, costs, everything. And as I said, I was in the military up there and we werent a big group of military, it was like a small base. Burke: Mario Buatta got me into all of that. George "Sonnyman" Preston Burke, age 83, of Brazoria passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 1, 2021 with his family by his side.

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