Burke, Edith F. - 82, of Mount Pleasant, Cumberland Co.,
formerly of Springhill, died, September 14, 1999, in Mount
Pleasant Lodge. Born in Joggins, Cumberland Co., she
was a daughter of the late Aubrey and Anna Bell (Tower)
Fitzgerald. She was a registered C. N. A., working in the
nursing profession for twenty-two years before retiring in
1982. She was a member of the Pythian Sisters, Springhill;
Collingwood Senior Citizens Club and the Ladies Auxiliary,
Springhill Legion, Branch 17. She enjoyed sewing and knitting.
Surviving are daughters, Carol Knox, Port Mouton; Dorothy
Pillar, Prince Albert, Sask.; Barbara Tower, River Philip;
brothers, Elmer, Springhill; Kenneth, Shediac, N.B.; Greg,
Valley Road, Springhill; sisters, Alice Thomas, Danvers,
Mass.; Janice Clingerman, Crossville, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren;
13 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her ex-husband,
Henry "Mut" Harrison; second husband, Archie Bobbie; and third
husband, Joseph Stanley Burke; son, Arnold; brothers, Norman,
Donald. Cremation has taken place. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday,
in MacDiarmid's Funeral Home, 5075 Main St., Oxford, Rev.
Lorraine Lambert officiating, Reception to follow the funeral service.
Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Springhill.
Donations to any charity.
The Halifax Herald Limited - Wednesday, September 15, 1999
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