Probably. And they were good investments. I probably gave it to Bess. And it was quite difficult to maintain the big house we were living in. Q: Can you tell me about moving the collections here, out of storage and out of your sisters houses into this house? There isnt a room he doesnt go into. Get out. Burke Marshall (October 1, 1922 - June 2, 2003) was an American lawyer and who served as the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division during the Civil Rights Movement . And he was so good. We had beautiful stuff in our home, all the time. I had all the plasters done. Burke: Yes, he did that little sofa there. Burke: Okay. Theres one here, theres one there, and theres one in the other room. As a young adult, he joined the U.S. Air Force and served in the medical department, spending time in locations across Europe and Alaska. Like there was old Greek, like the Parthenon, the Greek templesoh, it was beautiful. And I had a little house in Tottenville so I decided, well, Ill move into this big housein hereand Ill get rid of all the property that I have in Tottenville. I should really do something to save it. And it just was luck that I had just sold a real estate deal and made a lot of money. I could make another funeral parlor out of that. And I said, No, lets not make a funeral parlor. Write your message of sympathy today. He resided in Cumberland for the past 48 years. Burke: Oh, I loved her. What the woman who was caretaking her, what she had to do was constantly keep lilacs next to the bed. 524), Freehold Township, NJ 07728 Home About Our Facility Directions Testimonials Contact Us Our Staff Funeral Planning When Death Occurs Traditional Services Send Flowers. Well, he lived on Staten Island. Q: Your collection of the items that you bought from Mrs. Murphy. Are you still interested? And I said, Well, of course I am. Too bad that there wasnt somebody with a brain. And I invested in a couple of things. Most of them were little things. Unfortunately, all the grounds areI dont even know if the house is there anymore! But I dont remember seeing the main house. Burke: He did almost all the upholstery in the house. And there was French doors that went out from the basement under the porch. And you would have been taxed in this country if it was already like that. So they said, You better get back here and do something. So I came back, got out of the military, got a job working for Saks Fifth Avenue. One of the doors was shot, so I took this door off, and when I did, the brick wall, on the side, started falling out. Burke: After I had the house, then I got the big pieces of furniture. I found him through somebody. Enter Oh, God. I collected all my antiques and all my stuff when I was traveling. Id bring her bottles of whiskey and shed say, Listen, George, Im going to an estate for saleeverything in it is going! Q: Yes. Burke: Mario Buatta got me into all of that. You cant ride anywhere but in a circle arena. So they went into repairing things. And she was laid in a dress with a big lace collar. Q: Okay. Q: I mean, I live in a small apartment, so what is it like to live in a kind of museum quality home? Burke: I went and I was stationed in England, and I loved being in England. Obituary George T. Burke, 76, passed away peacefully, from multiple health issues, surrounded by family on February 20, 2022. George was a graduate of Hanover High School, Class of 1976 and entered the US Navy. And when they got level, he screamed, Okay, George, theyre level, theyre level! And then I put a big postI put a big cement thing on the floor. And I went in and I noticed my big box was gone. Obituary George J. Burke Sr., 85, of Union Beach, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 14, 2020 at Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel, New Jersey. But not long ago, I was talking about it. Thats whats in this whole house, all the things you see. So when I got it, of course, the old kitchen was inI had knocked it down because it was all falling apart. But what was really, really bad was people, if they were going to build a garage, or they were going to build something, theyd go to that big, beautiful mansion and rip the siding off of it and take it back to build what they want to build. And think about it. Daller: Well, remember how much it took to paint the whole house, and how you had to paint sections of it? The one owned by the steel companywas that a beautiful house! And I think we can end there. Burke: Yes. We all got coupons. Come here, Marge. I said, What? They said, Sell this goddamn place. And these roofs had big arches, like this. When he came he got everything going. And I always used to say, Wonder who lives there! and so forth and so on. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 11 am in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 208 Samoset Ave, Hull, MA. He is survived by : his wife Mildred Burke (Lee); his sons, Joseph (Hollis) of Augusta, GA, Darryl of Little Rock, AR and Milton Boddie (Connie) of Utica; his sister-in-law Deaconess Gladys Burke of Rochester; and his grandchildren, Brian, Shannon, Markese, Milton Jr., Marcus, Mary Tanski, Joe Howard Jr., Donna Arnette, Anita Prather, Nita, Jana, Siane, Khalil, Sarai, Daniel, Samantha, Ryan, Karimah, Jada, Brian Jr., Raven, Brianna, Jamel, Tavarus and Ashley. 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. He was always at the stables there. And that was a couple people from Tottenville, caused all that. Burke: Scalia. [laughs]. And I didnt realize it because I was always working. And I said, Oh, shit. He was a veteran who served in the US Army and was a member of The American Legion in Brazoria. Check your settings when you are happy with your print preview press the print icon below. It was similar, only bigger and more ornate. And then, it wasI guess that was in the spring, then later on, I dont know what I was doing. Burke: Well, I was always an antique collector. George lived the majority of his life in Double Trouble Village, first working the cranberry industry and then as a caretaker following his fathers retirement in 1964. I would have saved it. You know, nobody wanted to end it but nobody wanted to, say, Lets do it. People, Oh, could you help me? And especially when I came to Staten Island and I was working for Sherwin Williams, andwhat the hell, Florence? Im always doing something. And because of that, and especially the interior design thing, I went around, did little jobs, and did things, and because I learned so much by going to that to school there, that when I got back here, I got nice little jobs here and there. He worked by himself. So I went around and looked and looked and I said, You know, I could open a restaurant. And I walked around and I found a couple of nice places. Funeral service is at Acton Baptist Church, September 22, 2021, at 2:00pm. Burke: Well, I hope it gets maintained. And there was a whole other floor, another story, and its built with the French style, in the French mansard. Burke: Down in the basement, my friend Eriche was great, with this Ouija board and all this stuffand he said, George, lets do a seance! So we got a bunch of people together and we went all down in the basement. You want to take down every statue thats been there for a thousand years because, No, that statue shouldnt be there. George lived most of his life in Hubbard, Ohio, and was a 1963 graduate of Ursuline High School in Youngstown. I mean, its physically impossible. Well, I was born on Staten Island. Funeral arrangement under the care ofBartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home Inc. George Harry Burke, age 76, departed this life and entered his eternal Heavenly home on September 17, 2021. Send flowers. Share Obituary. You buy me out. And he bought me out. A brooch that I gave Bess? Yes. Q: Well, Im pretty much at the end of my questions. You know, he just passed away. I mean, look, theyve been trying to get rid of the carriage horses in the city, for how long now? Shit. Yes, she died and she was in the front parlor in the coffin, wasnt she? I restored that, and that was an old mansionan old pillar-fronted mansionlooked like the house, similar. I dont know, Im just used to it. Because Mrs. Seguine was holding the. Burke: Like a locket. Developers. And she couldntthey couldnt keep up with it anymore. So I couldnt take any of the clothes. So I said, whew! Some mixed winter precipitation possible. 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. So she finally died. No, it wasnt that. Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, in the SKIRPAN FUNERAL HOME, 135 Park Street . And the porch went all like this, around the house. Its a beautiful house. But anyway, I had come back to America. That was the most beautiful mansion. Absolutely gorgeous. We have a choice in having a caretaker come in also to maintain it. George lived in Roslyn Heights, New York 11577, USA. Because the problem was is that my uncle was paying for everything in the househe was paying for the heating, he was paying all the utilities, paying all the bills. Daller: No. But under that porch was the basement. I forgot whose house it was. And I could turn the horses loose and theyd keep all the fields cut and mowed, you know? Daller: Oh, theOh God now, whats it called? (George), Charles Trentman "Trent" Burleson; grandchildren, Amy Elizabeth Walker (Bradley), Amanda Marie . That whole salon set there was a Victorian salon setand the couch is a camelback. There was the main house, over here was the bar, over here was this big dining room, and this was the main house. Daller: Well, yes. He used to stay out here. Obituaries Kenneth David Burke of Woburn, St.George . But it looked like an attic with the roof like that and everything. And that way, it wouldnt burn the houses down. 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. They were some kind of jewelry like that but I dont remember what it was. Burke: Oh, when I was a kid, we lived in Annandale. Theyre piled up. Burke: One was a necklace with a heart on it.

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