- Date Of Birth: May 30, 1929
- Date Of Death: July 17, 2020
- State: Massachusetts
Barbara E. (Hilliard) Burke, 91, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 17, 2020, at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, ME. She was the beloved wife of the late Russell W. Burke, who died in 2002.
Born in Milford, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Maude (Bates) Hilliard. She was raised and educated in Upton and was a graduate of the Grafton High School Class of 1947.
Prior to retirement, Mrs. Burke was employed as a librarian for the Mendon–Upton Regional School District.
Barbara was a Eucharistic Minister at the former Holy Angels Parish for many years. She also served as chairman for the Holy Angels Bishop Fund as well as serving as the Elementary Religious Education Coordinator.
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Barbara is survived by her two sons, Francis J. Burke of Millville, and James M. Burke of Lagrange, ME; three grandchildren, Jennifer Eaton-Burke, Shawn Burke, and Jamie Burke; a great-grandchild, Isaac Keef; and many nieces and nephews.
She is predeceased by her daughter, Elaine M. Burke, and her siblings, Theodore Hilliard, Richard Hilliard, Edith Shaughnessy, and Elberta “Ruth” Kearnan.
