And they said, Well, we cant handle it, George. Obituary George J. Burke Greece: Passed away on October 17, 2022. When they shipped me back from where I was, where the Eskimos were, they sent me back to the base, because they were shipping everybody now, backafter your time was up, you had to go back because you couldnt stay any longer than two years, and after two years, you had to come back to the States. But that was the cistern for doing all the laundry and everything in the basement. Burke: Sure. Then I startedI said, You know, theres a lot of things on this end of the island nobody wants, its the forgotten-end of the island. I had no idea that that was it, when I bought the house or anything. I took forty-four big trees down in the front field just so you could clear the front and see the house. We had beautiful stuff in our home, all the time. She was great, I loved her. Age 88. . Dont forget I, for yearsin London, I went to university. Q: Did you keep up a conversation with Mario Buatta about. He was born on July 24, 1929 in Lakehurst. Thats the only way to explain it. Burke: And Im leaving everything thats in the houseits staying. It feels like home, because thats what its been. So theres no more Scalamandr, I dont think, is there? Obituaries Kenneth David Burke of Woburn, St.George . He was an antiquehe had a big rug business in. He brought a crowd with him and it was just to tell him thank you for everything that hes done. Daller: He enjoys the whole house. Yes. I mean, Captains Quarters, instead of building all those condos down there, it would have been beautiful to have another stately home there. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of George Burke to show support. And thats what where all the water, for all the laundry, and all that kind of stuffnot the drinking water, the working waterwould come out of that big cistern, and would go intoand the pump and everything, its still down there, connected to that thing out there. The Old Bermuda Inn. They were the Mackeys. Thats what I wanted. And that was the end of them. But anyway, she said, No, Im not going in. So thats how that all came about. About Funerals; About Cremation; Pre-Planning; Grief & Healing; Contact Us (473) 440-2302 . Im gonna save it, its a gorgeous house!. Architectural style and interior style? There was nine of us in the whole family. Honor a loved one by planting trees in their memory. But the only thing was it was too small. So I said, Well, Bess, if youre interested in doing it, Im interested in doing it.. And so they lost it. There is no photo or video of George J. Burke.Be the first to share a memory to pay tribute. So thats where I got most of the stuff thats here in the house today. Daller: I think weve touched on everything, really. And how people went along with them, I dont know either. And the White Party we do in order to take care of doing cleanup on the lawn, doing any kind of plantings, or anything, because he did it all the years. So that makes sense. This was all field, all the way up, and she used to turn the horses loose on all the fields out there. And he was studying art and he painted my portrait that shell show you, thats upstairs. They were some kind of jewelry like that but I dont remember what it was. So I got this on the front porch somewhere, nailed to the house, butdoesnt matter. And Ill see to it that, financially, things work out for the two of us. Rain. I bought the house and Bess and Marge came over. Burke: Oh, God, I stood on the edge here and I watched what was going on over there. Daller: And he formed the board in order to support the house. All the grounds, the stables, everythingthey cant change a thing. And then you could walk under the porch out into the garden. So it just became a moot point. Is that what you want? Burke, who knew of the home and property from the time when he was a child, was committed to the challenge. They bought a house. She was a very good friend of mine, a really pretty lady. Burke: Well, youve got to thank Mrs. Seguine. And it did all the dental workany kind of dental work and everything was manufactured there. He was always eager to share his stories with visitors, friends, and of course, his nieces and nephews and their children. But I restored all that. Ill do that. So that was over in Port Richmondits still there, I understand, the store. Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina P. Burke, all of Hull. Burke: And he was one of the top portrait painters in Madrid. And think about it. Daller: We really cant give you any details on that. And is there a way where, according to how you would like the house to be maintainedwould everything stay in its place? And I always used to say, Wonder who lives there! and so forth and so on. Obituary. Chris was the one that got involved with it. I was in the mansion when the sisters lived there. The mayor and everybody else in the cityyou cant ride on the beach. Well, he didnt want the bull with the little girl. Come here, Marge. I said, What? They said, Sell this goddamn place. Id come back up and I could still smell it in the hallway. Destroyed. Lawrence George Burke, age 88, of Dallas, Texas passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Because she begged me. So I still had to get up every day and go to work. Q: So its confidential becauseoh, okay. Courtesy of Michael Kushner. We all got coupons. And places on Staten Island are being destroyed every minute of the dayyou find another house is goingand its happening in all the boroughs! Staten Island was very early on, and then Florida, and then off to Europe. Hes done it for forty-plus years, now its time to give back. Thats not good. The same thing thats going on with statues. And I was the assistant to the general who was the surgeon for the European Command. And the porch, I dont thinkone end of it, you wouldnt dare walk on because the whole thing would have collapsed. But they did a lot for me. Then I decided, well, Im going to get myself a nice apartment. So I moved into the front parlor room, there. I was an interior designer. 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. She was on TV complaining about it. I said, Where are you? She said, Well, I moved out years ago and went back to Georgia. Sign the Guest Book. You said you started with the basement. Daller: Well, you got involved with Burkes Landing with Scalia. I said to him, Are you kidding? I dont know, Im just used to it. And that guy, look at the size of that house he just built. But that was biga big, two-bedroom condo. My sister, Frances, got me a nice little apartment in the Bronx, right next to her. And with the money that I made from there, I put it right back in the building. Must have been twelve big columns, it was, oh! And I had this goddamn old sergeant who was going back also, but he was getting out of the service, and he was being discharged. And then, where they built the schoolwhat is that girls school up here? So Id go up there and Id say, Ed, Adriana, what do you got? Well, we got some old fabric, out of date fabric. Give it to me! And Id take it. You made enough money. That was gorgeous. That poor horse. Burke: Of course, I come from a big house. Because Mrs. Seguine was holding the. Burke: Oh, I forgot about that. So when I get out of the service, I got a job. So they went into repairing things. Daller: Thats been acquired over the years. Burke: Well, the house, actually, from the outside, is aoh, shitthe name of it went right out of my head. He was the husband of the late Diane M. (Marshall) Burke. I said, I still have friends that myour parents met before we met. [laughs]. Because look how long the war went, and England had nothing. All my life, I was raised in a big house. Yes. He painted that for me. And from the garden, you could come back in under the porch and down into the kitchen in the basement. And thats where we are today. I dont know what the hell Ill do if you do that. And in the meantime, I made a couple of little investments and they turned out very well for me. George was born on January 7, 1936 in Union City, New Jersey, and grew up in Jersey City. It was terrible. She's up there with some very good company. Burke: Yes, but just think of that gorgeous, bigthe mansion that this was their farmhouse, up the street here, that was gorgeous. The ceilings had fallen down because a lot of the drain pipes had leaked. We just mentioned him. A unique and lasting tribute for a loved one. I have no idea what it would be like to live in some other place. And I wanted these little chairs tufted but he had passed away before he could get around to tuft. Burke: Ed. Daller: Well, yes. So I come home dead tired. Is there anything else that you would like to add about the house as it is now, the history, or the future of the house? "Bill" Maczko, Jr., 76, of Smock, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023. I was always in the operating room or someplace like that. And thats where she was. She said, You saw her in your dream. I said, Holy shit, I said, you think that was her? She said, It could have been her. I said, Then she went like that and chased me out of her house. She said, That was her. Wow, what a great place. I said, now here you are, the woman we always wondered about, asking me if Im interested in saving that house? But unfortunately, all the stuff up there was cured by urine. In this interview, Burke talks about working with designer Mario Buatta, along with the House of Scalamadr, to select furniture and fabrics to decorate the home in the Victorian style. And I gave that, I thinkI dont know if I gave it to Bess. So it took a fortune, but I had it, all that money, to restore the house. Are you still interested? And I said, Well, of course I am. 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 . George wouldnt want anyone to mourn his life in sorrow, instead, a celebration of life will be held later in 2022. So, Id do that. Obituaries; Burial Society. And so shes got the bridge, and it costs money. But it doesnt work that way. And I took that for years. The beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke, he was the devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina P. Burke, all of Hull. Burke: Oh, what I want to do isover that fireplace, I want to take that painting downand bring my painting and put it over that fireplace. And that was nothing but a little house that caught firewas just a little, little house. He was a veteran who served in the US Army and was a member of The American Legion in Brazoria. And we had our barracks, of course, and having your barracks, the only thing you had was a big trunk where you kept all your clothes in. I slept in it, lived in it, ate in it. . Burke: Yes, I had to go down in the basement, and put a post, and then I had to jack up the stairs. Daller: And when he wasnt doing that, he was horseback riding because he loved to ride and thats kind of segued himself to the Seguine House and to Bess. Check your settings when you are happy with your print preview press the print icon below. And Im glad I did what I did, about just giving it to the National Historic Trust. Burke: Oh, it was a relationship over whole period. So if this can remain a part of the history, thatll be great for people to appreciate. Or did you have to just guess and make decisions? Burke: Well, Ill tell you, there wasnt that much in storagethe stuff that was in storage wasnt big pieces, maybe one or two. She came and did a lot for the draperies and everything here. And thats what I did. Burke: years ago, because I couldnt afford to keep it. Things like that? Print Friendly Version. That came in part from the attorney. And a lot of people kept their horses in the stables. I had a dream thatin my dream, I woke up and I was laying in bed upstairs, and I could smell lilacs. And the house was like this, a big piece with two big wings. I wanted to ask about the Equestrian Center. If they brought flowers, it had to be lilacs. So I said, Oh. So that was thatI got that little story. Q: Is there somebody in particular that you work with for reupholstery or restorations? You got to get out. So we moved to Florida. If we can reach an agreement with Historic House Trust, by all means. Would you like to offer George E. Burkes loved ones a condolence message? Well, do you know what your preferences are? Save my house. And I thought, Oh, shit. I was down on the beach one day, I forgot what were doing. Daller: Yes. They gave me the fabric and they did it and such. He enjoyed hockey, football, and the beach, but most important to him was family and friends. Yes. We were only allowed so much. It was unbelievably gorgeous. One day, he was gone. Constantly. George "Sonnyman" Preston Burke, age 83, of Brazoria passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 1, 2021 with his family by his side. Q: And how did you decide, I guess, how to rebuild? And everyone became extremely close. Obituaries Services . But they tore the house down to build that school. I mean, this was just a farmhouse. The real estate lady wouldnt come in. I put the post on it up under the floor where the newer posts in the staircase was upstairs, and then, when I took the jack away, it sat on the post. What the woman who was caretaking her, what she had to do was constantly keep lilacs next to the bed. He was predeceased by : his parents, Orie Burke and Amanda Burke (Jackson). I had the house put back together. Daller: The stables. Ive been to the Tenement Museum, and I love the fact that theres a woman on a loop and she discusses living in the apartment. Its empty. That was her name. How the hell they got to the right people, I dont know. But the other house, one of his friends was pushed down the stairs. Burke: And what is a shame islike, you take [one of our former boarders], she has two horses that she used to keep here all the time. Developers. Burke: What were the things I did when what? I was living in London, and I was studying the history of art and design, or something like that, in the University of London, and he was going and he was studying art. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. February 23, 1923 - Brooke Burke . 524), Freehold Township, NJ 07728 Home About Our Facility Directions Testimonials Contact Us Our Staff Funeral Planning When Death Occurs Traditional Services They couldnt handle it, the clientele that came in. (732) 462-0101 mail@claytonfuneralhome.com 100 Elton-Adelphia Road (Rt. So its saved forever. And there was a whole other floor, another story, and its built with the French style, in the French mansard. Q: Can you tell me about the ghost in that house? Q: The stuff that you got in England, from Mrs. Murphy. Just landmarked. Messages run for up to one year and you Unbelievable. It was a sweet sixteen Ill never forget. JOHN BURKE OBITUARY BETHLEHEM John T. Burke (Jack), age 92, of Bethlehem died on November 28, 2022. It doesnt happen on the North Shore because were very condensed and its a dense population. Its no different from home. And that was a couple people from Tottenville, caused all that. I think I got the two of them for five bucks or something like that. Im sure some will. Daller: Then you got rid of thatbut those are the early days. If you give me a big helping hand here. I said, You know, I dont make that much money. But you used tell me. Burke: All that stuff from England? He cant do this anymore. Christ, a good ten, twelve years. You are to get out. Daller: He did the sofa upstairs as well. I did everything. Sure, Id no idea of ever owning his house because I had a beautiful big house in Tottenvillebig French style house. Anyway, there was three things that I found by doing some worklike, giftsI forget what they were. Right. So itll be part of Staten Island that people, maybe fifty years from now when theres not a spot left, theyll all come out and theyll look and say, Wow, this is what it used to be.. George passed away in October 1980, at age 58. Id love that old house. I said, But Bess, I said your houseI dont know about saving it. Im gonna save this house. Stole all that carved stuff, stole all that stuff, that whole box of stuff. St. Paul's Baptist Church 219 Leah St, Utica, NY 13501. So, unfortunately, there arent many people that care that way anymore. But the old lady that lived there was very, very sick. And it was actually three stories high. Born in Providence he was the son of the late Raymond J. and Exilida B. Q: Yes. And after he died the family still lived like we had my fathers money involved. (99 years old). And also about the history of Staten Island, or the style that the house is decorated in, the Victorian style, your collection. Because I certainlyI never passed up a bargain. I want to go back and ask for some more details about your childhood. George used to joke that one day he would live in their grand antebellum mansion on Prince's Bay. Burke: the Historic House people did give me a big bronze plaque to put on the front of it. So most of the stuff is Victorianturn of the century and Victorian. Show your support Send a Gift Send a gift to a service or family's home. Anyway, I said, Oh boy, did I have a scary dream. I told her my dream. Sign up for our free funeral planning reminders to ensure this important decision isn't forgotten. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. She said shell keep the doors locked and call Linda if anybody wants to get in and take anything out. Thats whats in this whole house, all the things you see. Use our Will Checklist to start getting organized today, and have the gift of planning ready for your future. 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. And where to get the good buys, and all that kind of thing. And, I had a lot of time over there in London and so I decided, Well, hell, Im going to go to school and learn something. So I took interior design. Im going to get gifts now because Im staying in the house and Im going to fix it up.. I mean, we had clocks, baby-Ben clocks, hanging in apartments. Jeanne Marie Trentman Burleson, 97 of Morganton, NC passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023. And he was so good. So I went up with Father Tom and I had to take care of all those Eskimos, if any of them got sick or hurt this or that. And getting an American Dollar from being in the service, getting my payeven though it wasnt that muchbut at that time, over there, it was worth a fortune. And the porch went all like this, around the house. can stop at any time. Unfortunately. That works! Thankfully, no ones come here and said, Oh, you might have had slaves. I mean, Im sure if somebody came and decided to look back, theyd say, Oh, no, theres a reason for a house like that. People have ideals that are very strange. George was a descendent of Thomas Luker and Unami Princess Ann Suncloud from the Turtle Clan of the Lenape Tribe, and very proud of his heritage and the land he was from.George was a humble man with a golden heart and a dry sense of humor. George W. Burke, age 63, of Hull, entered into eternal rest on October 2, 2021. And I looked back, you could hardly see the house. The developers came in with bulldozersbulldozed that mansion, bulldozed the stables. I could make another funeral parlor out of that. And I said, No, lets not make a funeral parlor. And were doing this interview in Burkes home, in the Seguine Mansion on the South Shore of Staten Island. He did so much work for you. 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. Or is that real? That was real. December 7, 1928 - February 23, 2023 Mary "Louise" Burke was born in Girardville, Schuylkill County, PA on December 7, 1928. Burke: Theyll come in, but youll have to have somebody as a guide. We will miss him dearly but are thankful he will be embraced by his dad George Smith Lindsey and his mom Azasha J. Lindsey, who preceded his death. 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 he was the one that took me around and showed me where to get the good fabric. Get out. And you would have been taxed in this country if it was already like that. So there wasnt a lot of time spent here. Burke: But I forgot what the other two things where. From last time I saw it, it looked like it needed a bulldozer! She said, No, no, no. She said, you can save it. I had a bulldozer two weeks, riding back-and-forth, and back-and-forth, and back-and-forth across the front of the house because you couldnt see the house from the water. All these walls used to be white. Daller: A lot of the paintings came from Europe, though. So one day, my sister Bess said to my mother and me, she said, Go pack. Q: Yes. Q: [laughs] How did you figure out what needed to be done with the house? He appreciated it. So that had the outside kitchen. And these roofs had big arches, like this. Where all the servants lived. There isnt a room he doesnt go into. Daller: What about the coat? Funeral Home website by. So tell me about when you went to Europe. George was an engaged conversationalist and even better listener. Of course, I went to school here. 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. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery of Burke. And she was living here all by herself. Burke: Like a locket. He did the White House and everything. But this is too much for you, George. Luis was great. And I had the two apartments! Echovita offers a solidarity program that gives back the funds generated to families. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Lititz, PA. Do you drink? No, we dont drink. So I would collect all the stamps. Q: Can you tell me about studying interior design? Daller: Oh, yes. He was always at the stables there. And right outside the window right here, is a great big round, thing thats all brickgreat big round thing, big as this room, covered-overand thats where all the water from the drain pipe from the roof would go in there and fill it, and it was called a cistern, and that was connected to the kitchen downstairs. He used to ride horses with Bess and her sister Belle, who attended Tottenville High School with him in the 1940s. But when he was in Europe, he rode. Its still there in Port Richmond. Daller: Well, its just the fact that the South Shore has gotten very built-up. He was the top interior designer in New York. Q: Yes. Q: And so all these items went upwalked up the stairs and were, carried back down the stairs. Burke: Oh, it was all overgrown with undergrowth. [laughs]. So here I was with all this stuff, sending it home to my family, sending it to my sisters. Share Obituary. But I dreamt it and I knew every single thing about it. Ill make you the drapes. The drapes are still up there. So he came out. Burke: So I did that [sold the Tidewater Inn]. Burke: I think that waswhod ya call-it got me involved with that. So it was fascinating. Daller: Its life estate that he has. That was the mansion. Burke: But what were we going into before I got into the architecture? your email below for our complimentary daily grief messages. And he said, George, you know, that big, beautiful house that sits empty? I think there were hundreds of people that worked there. Mr. Burke was born in Neptune and was a lifelong resident of Freehold Township. George Burke's passing at the age of 83 has been publicly announced by C.T. I saved it years and years ago. She said, Now you can save it., And I said, Well, I can save it. Daller: As a matter of fact, we had an event years ago. A lot of these drapes, they did. George Burke was born on Staten Island and grew up in Annandale before moving to Florida with his family. Q: So part of why it closed was because. Because my house was right across the street from it. Absolutely gorgeous. All went into the landfill. And in order to have food and such, youd have to bring it up the back stairs. Burke: Mario Buatta and a couple of people of his friends that were just as big. Q: You mentioned that the South Shore has changed in the last few years. There was the main house, over here was the bar, over here was this big dining room, and this was the main house. George is survived by his wife of 55 years, Sue Burke; children, Stacy Burke, Kelly (Jim Stuhler) Burke & Scott (Amanda) Burke; sister, Patricia Burgmaier; grandchildren, Amanda (Hector) Maldonado, Shawn Burke & Ryan Burke; great-grandson, Kal 'el Maldonado. And I was in the medical department, worked in the operating room. Yes. Obituary for George Horace Burke | Mr. George Horace Burke, age 91, of Broxton, Georgia, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Georgia due to an extended illness. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. What will I do? And I had two or three other girls that were there. Its still there, the framework of it, with the brick. 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 all the time when all the lilacs would come in the spring, and the whole place would smell of lilacs, its gorgeous, still is. And, well, lets face it, they never had any hot water over there at all. You could imagine what the mansion looked like. Thats ittheres no more of them. View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region North America USA Ohio 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. Funeral arrangement under the care ofEannace Funeral Home Inc. She was a nasty old lady! But that was funny. Then I went looking for the big pieces. George had one sibling: Virginia K Burke. Because she would always want her bottle of booze. 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. You could ask for their house and youd get it. Burke: Yes. Everything has to be environmentally done properly, so by the time you figure it out, youre spending more money, when youre making no money because you have no horses. Yes. And Id go downtown and Id wheel and deal for a bottle of whiskey. Loving father of Sharon Burke. These are those Persian carpets. Im going to retire, Im going to go down to that big old house, restore it, fix it all up, move in it, and enjoy it. Born in. I know the Port Richmond store you just bought. He was born in Bay County, FL on June 30, 1936, to the late Ernest.