- Date Of Birth: June 18, 1928
- Date Of Death: June 2, 2018
- State: North Carolina
Carole VanDrisse Burgess
Mrs. Burgess, 89, of Charlotte, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 2, 2018 at her home with her family by her side.
Born June 18, 1928 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Carole was the daughter of the late Edward and Phoebe Delain VanDrisse. She was a graduate of Mount Mary University in Milwaukee. Carole worked for the Charlotte Observer for 25+ years which allowed her to have plenty of time to raise her 8 children. A member of St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Carole was an active volunteer at the church office. She also volunteered at Meals on Wheels, the local Lansdowne Voting Precinct and schools.
In addition to her parents, Carole was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Thomas E. Burgess, her daughters Susan Marie Burgess and Mary Carol Burgess, and sisters Joanne Lynn, Marilyn Brunette, and Sandra Sinclare.
She is survived by her children, W. Scott Burgess and wife Pam, Barbara Jacobson and husband Jeff, John Burgess and wife Frances, Lisa Almond, Kathy Weeter, Tom M. Burgess, Susan Stanley and husband John, brother Roger VanDrisse and cousin Marianne VanDrisse and 8 grandchildren.
