Submitted by: Dan Rich

Helen M. Burke

March 22, 1928 - Feb. 21, 2008

South Bend Tribune 2/26/2008
MISHAWAKA - Helen M. Burke, 79, of Mishawaka, IN, passed away at 12:28 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, in the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend. Helen was born on March 22, 1928, in Edwardsburg, MI, to Asher and Lola (Hall) Linderman. Helen retired in 1989 from St. Joseph Community Hospital after 34 years of service working in the linen department.

On March 22, 1947, as Helen M. Linderman, she married Alfred R. Burke. Alfred preceded Helen in death on September 10, 2000. Helen is survived by her daughters, Linda (Robert) Johnson and Dianna Burke, both of Mishawaka; one grandson, Brian Johnson of Mishawaka; one sister, Mary Rider of Mishawaka; one stepsister, Pansey (Paul) Middleton of Plymouth, IN; three sisters-in-law, Mary Wyatt of Hesperia, CA, Betty Burke of South Bend, IN, and Velma Morin of Mishawaka.

Family and friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the Bubb Funeral Chapel, 3910 N. Main Street, Mishawaka, IN. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of Indiana, 115 West Washington Street, Suite 1180-S, Indianapolis, IN 46204.