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John Francis Burke

Name: Visitation
Start: 05/17/2019 03:00 PM
End: 05/17/2019 07:00 PM
Location: Robinson Funeral Home

d. May 12, 2019

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Visitation

Robinson Funeral Home

Friday, May 17, 2019

3:00 - 7:00 pm

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Funeral Mass

Church of the Incarnation

Saturday, May 18, 2019

Starts at 10:00 am

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Interment

Wyoming Cemetery

Saturday, May 18, 2019

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John Francis Burke

John Francis Burke, a resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on May 12, 2019. Beloved husband of the late Rosemary T. Burke (Holland). Loving father of John and his wife Helen of Maryland, the late Dennis and his wife Theresa Melnikas and her husband Andrew of New Hampshire, Joseph and his wife Lisa of North Andover, Stephen and his wife Karen of North Andover, Matthew of Woburn, Maureen Wozniak and her husband Matthew of Melrose, Julie Gage and her husband Mark of Melrose and the late Jeanne Burke. Also survived by 25 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren and predeceased by grandchildren, Allison and Kevin Burke.

John graduated Boston College and Boston College Law School. He served in the US Army as an artillery officer, briefly taught in the Boston and Cambridge school systems before working in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts court system until retirement. After retirement, he taught at Quincy College.

Family and friends are kindly invited to gather and share memories with the family on Friday, May 17th from 3:00 to 7:00 pm in the Robinson Funeral Home, 809 Main St., Melrose. A Funeral Mass, celebrating John's eternal life, will be held Saturday, May 18th at 10:00 am In the Church of the Incarnation, 429 Upham Street, Melrose. Burial to follow at Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose. Please consider donations, in memory of John, to Catholic Charities, 51 Sleeper St., Boston, MA 02110.

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