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Helen Joan Burke

Fairfax, VA, USA
June 6, 1927 - January 22, 2019
Jun 6, 1927 - Jan 22, 2019
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Family get together.
2008, Browns Mills, Pemberton Township, NJ, USA
Family get together.
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At granddaughter's wedding.
2014, Bear Valley, Pennsylvania
At granddaughter's wedding.
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with friends Pat, Natalie and…
2012, Quakertown, PA, USA
with friends Pat, Natalie and Loretta.
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At granddaughter's wedding.
2014, Bear Valley, PA
At granddaughter's wedding.
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As a young woman
1940, Allentown, PA, USA
As a young woman
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With first five children
1957, Haddon Heights, NJ, USA
With first five children
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With her beloved books.
1976, Moorestown, NJ, USA
With her beloved books.
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With her mother, Teofila, bro…
1957, Haddon Heights, New Jersey, USA
With her mother, Teofila, brother Bill, nephew David, first five kids and Andy.
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With husband Andy and daughte…
1952, Allentown, PA, USA
With husband Andy and daughter Patricia.
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With daughter Pat, her husban…
1990, Haycock Farm, Quakertown, PA
With daughter Pat, her husband Jerry, Marianne and her husband Alan, and Andy
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Portrait of Joan in 1951
1951
Portrait of Joan in 1951
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First date with husband Andy
1949
First date with husband Andy
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First Communion with sister J…
1936, Allentown, PA, USA
First Communion with sister Jane
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40th wedding anniversary cele…
1990, Quakertown, PA, USA
40th wedding anniversary celebration with all kids except Margaret who had passed and Teresa who was living in Germany.
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Joan with sister Jane and dog…
1934, Allentown, PA, USA
Joan with sister Jane and dog Queenie.
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On the Farm with Andy, husba…
Farm in Haycock, Quakertown PA
On the Farm with Andy, husband of 56 years and father of their 10 kids.
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Dear Family,

I have wonderful memories of being invited to the family affairs when Andy was alive. Joan was my dear friend for decades.
I met Joan in 1994 when we both lived in Haycock Township. I had started Garden Exchange Club and she was my faithful secretary. We had at least 25 members and were written up in Fine Gardening magazine. I’ll try to find her picture from the magazine. Every year on her birthday, Pat Schuck (who bought the farmhouse) and I would drive to New Jersey to take Joan to lunch. Before Joan moved there, Loretta, Joan, Pat and I would have lunch at a restaurant every month. Both those ladies, Joan and Loretta, looked forward to our outings and continued their friendship even after each of them moved away — Joan to NJ and VA and Loretta to upstate New York to be near her son who had moved. It was wonderful that Joan lived as long as she did -- knowing her was a gift. Her curious mind kept her young at heart and we all hoped that we could be as active and interested in certain subjects as she was. What a role model! What an imprint she made! How lucky we all are for having her in our lives.
With much happiness that Joan was in my life,
Natalie Searl
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