Burke: Yes, Mario come out all the time. Always curious and seeking information, George started a second career with Siemens, where he worked for ten years as a Service Specialist of Building Technologies. Everybody smelled like that. I found these here on Staten Island in somebodys basement! She left things there. Of course, when I bought the house, that was all weeds growing up among the bricks. All went into the landfill. And if you were wearing them and you went and got in your car and turned the heater on, you smelled like piss. 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. But before we know it, there wont be a thing left in the house. But those things, I couldnt. Burke: Yes. And the people that lived there, they got a little too old to stay there. Also survived by many in-laws, aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews. How the hell they got to the right people, I dont know. Q: Yes. So I made sure it was filled in with dirt the rest of the way, so I wouldnt have that water getting in the basement. I know the Port Richmond store you just bought. I bought those buildings. 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. So its a shame. Oh shit, Im going to have to rebuild the wall. So I started pulling the bricks out, and wrapped up where one of the bricks was, was an oil cloth rag all wrapped up. George W. Burke Obituary - The Patriot Ledger And they repaired all these taxis, repainted them, and then sold them all to Cuba. Louise was the daughter of the late John J. and Mabel Dando Bresnock. Destroyed. So because it was done like the French did, I never had to pay tax, or only tax on a two-story house, instead of a three-story. Its still there. You come out and take over the boys and mens department in the store. I said, Thats fine. Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. And I was the assistant to the general who was the surgeon for the European Command. It was piled up in their basement. Obituary George W. Burke, age 63, of Hull, entered into eternal rest on October 2, 2021. And he and his wife, Adriana, they retired and moved to Florida. I think there were hundreds of people that worked there. Q: So what was it like when you had the house finished and furnished? Because Evelyn didnt like the house, his wife. Daller: He enjoys the whole house. They were some kind of jewelry like that but I dont remember what it was. Burke: So, my sister Marge, and my sister Bess, would come over and help me. Q: How did you establish a relationship with the Parks Department and the Historic House Trust? George T. Burke, 87, passed away Saturday at the Syracuse Home, where he had resided for the past 10 years. Q: And you said that you restored the garden there too? Scranton, PA (18503) Today. So dont worry about it. Ghost in the houseif shes gonna live there, she could do some cleaning up, do some dusting. I collected all my antiques and all my stuff when I was traveling. Q: Okay, all of that. And you can ask[gesturing to Daller], Daller: Everybody got something. Burke: Oh, and then the house, when I bought it, everybodythe real estate lady, she wouldnt come in. I fixed it up. Burke | News | Apr 2016 Funeral Friday for Brenda Carina Soto, 16 "Brenda was full of life, vibrant, intelligent, and beautiful inside and out. Was very little time on here. And she said, George, do you know who this is? and with her big Southern accent. I went to boot camp, I loved it. Yes. Youd have to see the house to see what Im talking about. Ill give you a job. So it took a fortune, but I had it, all that money, to restore the house. So I said, whew! Jim was born on July 16, 1948 in Santa Rosa, California, to William and Jane (Santich) Burke. And also about the history of Staten Island, or the style that the house is decorated in, the Victorian style, your collection. Q: The stuff that you got in England, from Mrs. Murphy. Burke: Scalia. He upholstered that chair with the things in the back. There was nine of us in the whole family. And while I was up there, I was sent up to work with Father Tom. They were gorgeous. And they said he had the box, and took it with them. December 7, 1928 - February 23, 2023 Mary "Louise" Burke was born in Girardville, Schuylkill County, PA on December 7, 1928. Theres a ghost in there. And I said, Well, I dont believe in ghosts. Im joining the Air Force. So I went out and I joined the United States Air Force of course. I spent enough time breaking my back. They moved in there, and they lived there. But he did a lot of the work for you. George Burke: Saving Historic Homes - The Seguine-Burke Mansion So coming back to it was a change. 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. I said to him, Are you kidding? No, it wasnt that. I open the door to the parlor. I come down the stairs and I opened the door. Then, on that side, was the dining room, and the kitchen. But anyway, I had come back to America. Burke: I had a beautiful big old house in Tottenville that I loved. George had a wonderful career with the MBTA, starting as repairman and becoming the Superintendent of the Red Line until his retirement. I cant go and say, You know, fifty years ago that was mine, and I never gave it to you. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. March 26, 1946 - Q: So well have audio recording and a transcript for researchersand Ill remove those names that you mentioned, Linda. Get a list of the day's obituaries . 02045, followed by interment in Hull Village Cemetery. There is no photo or video of George E. Burke.Be the first to share a memory to pay tribute. And I took John in as a partner, but I owned the Old Bermuda Inn and the two buildings. Its, all the numbers are accounted for. Because I certainlyI never passed up a bargain. St. Paul's Baptist Church 219 Leah St, Utica, NY 13501. It was unbelievably gorgeous. Ill tell you the good stuff! [laughs] And that was it. Ill do the whole window. Q: And so, what sort of vision do you have for, you know, the next the next forty years, for how the grounds are maintained and how. And it was called SS White [Dental Manufacturing Company]. All rights reserved. And that makes more sense to people when they see something. And she kept, George, please, go save my house. You are to get out. And one day, I was sitting in the dining room. Because I wanted the man that built the house, and this is the man that saved the house. And, oh, nobefore then, when I had moved in, I had moved in, and the house had been empty for years. Burke: After I had the house, then I got the big pieces of furniture. Theyd come out and Id say, Look, I can get you this. Burke: Oh, well, look what I did. Sign up for NYPAP mailings and our Newsletter to stay up-to-date. You buy me out. And he bought me out. This was in the East Bronx, this was on 167th and College Avenue. So I found this big beautiful, French, mansard roof, big Victorian house in Tottenville. But things that, well, were thatyou needed carpenters that knew, that were good carpenters. 17 Southwest Avenue Tallmadge, OH GEORGE BURKE OBITUARY George Burke's passing at the age of 76 on Sunday, February 20, 2022 has been publicly announced by Donovan Funeral Home - Tallmadge in. Daller: He did the sofa upstairs as well. Q: Did you start the restoration process at that house? I wanted to ask about the Equestrian Center. Burke: What were the things I did when what? I mean, I couldnt do stuff like that all the other stuff I could do. in memory of George W. Burke, please visit our floral store. Still kept it. Funeral arrangement under the care ofBartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home Inc. Formal gardens, stablesstables that you could live in. Too bad that there wasnt somebody with a brain. And then I said, well, now Im going to buy a home. 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. It was so overgrown. One woman wouldnt go it, cant think of her name. And I took that for years. And that was nothing but a little house that caught firewas just a little, little house. Well, it doesnt matter, her name. And in order to have food and such, youd have to bring it up the back stairs. She would say, The lilacs still in the front hall? And Id say, Oh, is that what that smell is? But you do have Chris thats upstairs that lives in the servants quarters. Daller: But it was the thing with the lilacs smell. Stole all that carved stuff, stole all that stuff, that whole box of stuff. Burke: Yes. Obituary. And I just got a call from all my lady friends saying that my house is falling apart. Dear brother of Alice McGrath, the late Thomas Burke, the late James Burke, and the late Dorothy Milligan. Or is there a way for things to be changed? George Burke Obituary It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. 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. Its some very wealthy unknown-known person who was there. Thats the only way to explain it. I mean, one year, the oil bill here was $11,000. About Funerals; About Cremation; Pre-Planning; Grief & Healing; Contact Us (473) 440-2302 . Anyway, there was three things that I found by doing some worklike, giftsI forget what they were. "Bill" Maczko, Jr., 76, of Smock, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023. Burke: Oh, I loved her. Well work it out, one way or another. And so the two of us started and we madecalled it the Old Bermuda Inn because John loved Bermuda and he was putting a lot of money in it. Must have been twelve big columns, it was, oh! And then he got married and moved in with his wife. And I dream that I heard some noise. 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. She said, George, when she died, she was laid out in the coffin, right in that room, in front of those two windows. I dont think anythings missing? That was the mansion. Its all part of history, and theyre just destroying it every way they can. Its just a shame. The fact that the Seguine familythis was the farmhouse, their mansion was in Rossvilleand thats long gone. And then when we realized we were broke, all my brothers joined the military, got married, moved away. My big old Victorian house is saved, and thats still there. And this is Sarah Dziedzic. Burke: Its right on the Boulevard and it goes down to the beach. And that still is, today, one of the great places around here, the Old Bermuda Inn, and John still owns it. But when they were building houses, if you had a third story, your taxes went out of sight! We would like to offer our sincere support to anyone coping with grief. That is the only thing that worries methat the house will be stripped. If it wasnt for Mrs. Mackey across the street telling me about the funeral, I would have never known. And in the basement, I put the kitchen and a dining area and everything. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery, Lancaster. He said, when he was moving here, he told the people there, he goes, Im moving. Funeral Services for George Johnson, 99, of Burke, SD will be held on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 10:30 AM at the Baptist Church in Lucas. And I would just would go around and Id just pick stuff up. Would you just sell me two acres there? Calling hours will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2019 from 5-7PM in the funeral home. And that was, Mrs.these mirrors came from that house, they were in the parlor in that houseWhat the hell was her name? Im getting rid of everything. He said, I have three of the most beautiful Persian carpets from Persia, said, You cant get them anymore. He said, Theyre antiques but they are brand new, never used. He said, Im giving them to you. And this is them. I said, I still have friends that myour parents met before we met. Lots of photos, costs, everything. Because my house was right across the street from it. And that was a kitchen, and that was bedrooms and a little living room, all up there. And Diane said, Oh, Marian has it.. Now what are you going to do with this? . So after a couple of years going back and forth, his daughter, she decided she wanted to get involved in it. There isnt a room he doesnt go into. Burke: Oh, God, I stood on the edge here and I watched what was going on over there. Burke: I never lived in a little small house, I have no idea. And through all the years that the old lady had this woman taking care of her, the lilacs were always in bloomwhen they were in bloom, they were in the house. So I got this on the front porch somewhere, nailed to the house, butdoesnt matter. So we need to get help. When he came he got everything going. Burke: Of course, I come from a big house. But the only thing was it was too small. Yes. Daller: Yes, I found him. And Ed was very good at taking dents and things out of cars and he could spray paint. They dont know it. 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. Its no different from home. Burke: I was thinking about getting a big home, having a home, and what I would want in itthe paintings, what kind of furniture, carpets, everything. Yes, but that was all the legal aspect of it. . And Id go downtown and Id wheel and deal for a bottle of whiskey. He was the top interior designer in New York. She was a nasty old lady! But that was funny. Oh, God, it was gorgeous. Most of them were like china and vases, such like that. What the woman who was caretaking her, what she had to do was constantly keep lilacs next to the bed. He was in the Air Force. That was Mrs., what was her name? I forgottheres ten acres that is landmarked now. "You're always looking at doing whatever helps your team," he said. Q: And thats what allowed you to buy this house? George Harry Burke, age 76, departed this life and entered his eternal Heavenly home on September 17, 2021.