- Date Of Death: August 18, 2013
- State: Indiana
Paula K. Burke, 64, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at 11:10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, at Elkhart Hospice House, after a brief illness. Sept. 10, 1948 – Aug. 18, 2013. She was born Sept. 10, 1948, in Lowville, N.Y., to Francis M. and Betty J. (Lucas) Burke.
Left to cherish her memory are her son, Ryan T. Burke of Bristol; two sisters, Sandra J. (Robert) Hartman of Columbia, Mo., and Brenda (Jonathan) Horvath of Elkhart; brother Morris E. (Elaine) Burke of Elkhart; mother Betty J. Guthrie of Elkhart; two granddaughters, Logan and Jordan Burke of Bristol; nephew Christopher Hartman of Columbia; and a niece, Josondra Horvath of Birmingham, Mich.
She was preceded in death by her father and a sister, JoAnn Burke. Paula was blessed with her work family of 29 years at L. E. Johnson Hardware, where she was a ray of sunshine to all who knew her.
In accordance with her wishes, cremation will take place and no public services are to be held.
