- Date Of Birth: August 21, 1932
- Date Of Death: May 1, 2020
- State: Massachusetts
Milford–Margery A. (York) Burke, 87, died Friday, May 1, with her family by her side, at Countryside Health Care, in Milford. She leaves a son, Robert Burke, of Hopedale, two daughters; Carol Happel and her husband Tom, of Cocoa, FL, and Christine Nichols and her husband David, of S. Grafton and a grandson, Alden Nichols. She was predeceased by her partner, Joseph Nunziato, in 2006.
The only child of Earl and Ruth (Russell) York, she was born August 21, 1932 in Acushnet. Following graduation from Fairhaven High School, Margery went to Boston to attend school to become an X-Ray technician. While she worked briefly in Boston, she worked for more than 30 years at Milford Hospital while raising her family in Hopedale. After retiring in the early 2000’s, she returned to Fairhaven, then came back to the area in 2015.
Book Club and reading were among Margery’s favorite activities. She loved the beach, shoes and beautiful clothes.
