If you want to come in a business with me, John, lets make into a beautiful restaurant. So he said, Okay, Ive never owned a restaurant, but Id be willing to try it, George. So I said, Well, John, youre gonna have to put a lot of money in it because you have all the money, as being who you are. Baker & Sons Funeral Home - Brazoria in Brazoria, TX. But under that porch was the basement. Take a walk. I said, No, no, Im gonna save this house. He said, Oh! And all those Eskimos just loved me. That was a shame. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. And there was a whole other floor, another story, and its built with the French style, in the French mansard. George was a graduate of Hanover High School, Class of 1976 and entered the US Navy. But when he was in Europe, he rode. And she was laying with her arms, like that. George W. Burke, 63. So that had the outside kitchen. So itll be part of Staten Island that people, maybe fifty years from now when theres not a spot left, theyll all come out and theyll look and say, Wow, this is what it used to be.. Funeral Home website by. So if this can remain a part of the history, thatll be great for people to appreciate. Im only a salesman in a department store. I said, and its going to take a lot of money to put that house back together. She said, Well, Im going to help you all I can. And I said, But why would I fix a house I didnt own? And she said, Well, why dont we talk about that. She said, If youre interested in buying it, I will make the arrangements that you can own it. There was the main house, over here was the bar, over here was this big dining room, and this was the main house. Thats what I was. I open the door to the parlor. But I restored all that. Theres a ghost in there. And I said, Well, I dont believe in ghosts. And each little petal and everything is done beautiful. Q: Okay, all of that. She came and did a lot for the draperies and everything here. So it just became a moot point. Bulldozed that down. Everybody came in to a coldwater flat in the Bronx and walked in amazed because theyve never seen anything like that. Print Friendly Version. Why cant they just appreciate something for what it is? But this is too much for you, George. Everybody had left, and Bess and Marge were there, and Bess said to me, George, sit down. I come down the stairs and I opened the door. Obituary. I mean, lets face it. And the only reason why this survived is because nobody wanted the farmhouse! Oh, God, it was gorgeous. The developers came in with bulldozersbulldozed that mansion, bulldozed the stables. Authorize the publication of the original written obituary with the accompanying photo. Burke: Oh, well, look what I did. Burke: Well, I knew how to do it. And it was called SS White [Dental Manufacturing Company]. But I still have a lot of it. Would you like to offer George E. Burkes loved ones a condolence message? Obituary George W. Burke, age 63, of Hull, entered into eternal rest on October 2, 2021. Save my house. And I thought, Oh, shit. I was down on the beach one day, I forgot what were doing. Would you sell me the acres in the front? Daller: If they cant ride, why should they be here? I want to go back and ask for some more details about your childhood. More beautiful than peoples houses. Put through the years, people recognized it and everything. I want it now. I could never get it. Funeral arrangement under the care ofBartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home Inc. And a lot of people kept their horses in the stables. Daller: Yes, definitely. Daller: It just went right out of my head! Special thanks to The Peggy N and Roger G Gerry Charitable Trust for their support to complete this initiative. And that was, Mrs.these mirrors came from that house, they were in the parlor in that houseWhat the hell was her name? So I took that out of the brick and I got some cement, put it all back in, put the wall back up. Daily Obituaries. He said, What in the hell youre buying this old piece of shit for? He said, Is it insured? I said, Yes, I took big insurance on it. He said, Good. So when I got it, of course, the old kitchen was inI had knocked it down because it was all falling apart. We just mentioned him. And I said, What in the hell is this doing in my house? So I opened up the lid and there was this old lady laying in there, with this big lace collar around her neck, and her hair was puffed up behind her head, like that, was all gray. And I took that for years. Let the family know who you are using our sign-in form Use our Will Checklist to start getting organized today, and have the gift of planning ready for your future. The story about the coat that you had from Alaska? You just named them. Burke: Yes, but just think of that gorgeous, bigthe mansion that this was their farmhouse, up the street here, that was gorgeous. But anyway, I had come back to America. I bought those in Germany. Burke | News | Apr 2016 Funeral Friday for Brenda Carina Soto, 16 "Brenda was full of life, vibrant, intelligent, and beautiful inside and out. Oh, God. Thats annoying certain people. What was it, in the city? From last time I saw it, it looked like it needed a bulldozer! She said, No, no, no. She said, you can save it. I think I got the two of them for five bucks or something like that. Burke is joined in this interview by his niece, Linda Daller. But I had all that money! Sheriff's deputies joined police officers on the streets of downtown Winston-Salem Thursday night, and were a welcome sight to bar owners frazzled by two fatal shootings in as many months. It turned my stomach just to watch all of that gorgeous stuff just destroyed. Some mixed winter precipitation possible. JOHN BURKE OBITUARY BETHLEHEM John T. Burke (Jack), age 92, of Bethlehem died on November 28, 2022. He was 70 years old. Lots of photos, costs, everything. He spends time in every part of it. Daller: I mean, that big wrap-around porch that went all the way around the house. And Ill see to it that, financially, things work out for the two of us. Dont look at me. How the hell they got to the right people, I dont know. That was the mansion. Burke: So I dont know if that was a ghost. So by the time he came back, all this had changed. But unfortunately, it all fell in. Linda? Is there anything, you think? And I got a good price for that. 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. Its down in Tottenville, beautifully done. But the story that was cuteremember the lady in England, the antique dealer, that used to bring her bottles all the time? Q: I wanted to ask, also, theres a painting of you in the house, right? But alls I know, they closed in New York and they moved out there. And they added this big dining room to the other side of the house. Because I wanted the man that built the house, and this is the man that saved the house. Obituaries Kenneth David Burke of Woburn, St.George . Lets keep fighting it, because there was no way to fight. If you lived in Alaska, where it was always cold, it was fine. I said, Where are you? She said, Well, I moved out years ago and went back to Georgia. And I often wondered what happened to that brooch because I gave it to Bess. Daller: You know, people dont understand them. And I want somebody to take care of it. I found these here on Staten Island in somebodys basement! And she was laid in a dress with a big lace collar. And that guy, look at the size of that house he just built. Its Meissen. Of course, when I bought the house, that was all weeds growing up among the bricks. Would you like to offer George J. Burkes loved ones a condolence message? Oh, thats right. And I wish the hell I could have gotten a hold of that before they tore it down. I found three things like that. Obituary George T. Burke, 76, passed away peacefully, from multiple health issues, surrounded by family on February 20, 2022. The columns werent square wooden ones, like these, they were beautiful fluted ones with all the Corinthian leaves on the tops of them and all that stuff. Q: You mentioned that the South Shore has changed in the last few years. He upholstered that chair with the things in the back. What was. Would you just sell me two acres there? 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. And, you know, who has that!? But Ive got to bring that portrait down and put it above that fireplace and get rid of that painting thats there. He was a veteran who served in the US Army and was a member of The American Legion in Brazoria. And Luis Caizares painted that. Burke: Oh, well, when I was inI guess I was in England. About the Burial Society; Join the Burial Society; Client Portal; Resources. Copyright 1998 2023 New York Preservation Archive Project. Q: Well, Im pretty much at the end of my questions. Im giving nothing away. Burke: Of course, I come from a big house. He was predeceased by his wife of sixty-four years, Marie T. Burke. And she had this woman who was a caretaker. 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. Burke: years ago, because I couldnt afford to keep it. Q: When you were youngwhen you were a kid. A reception will follow the services at the funeral home. But I put the kitchen in the basement and sealed up that, because once that filled up with water, it would leak into the basement. And I only have so much money being what I am. So he said, Dont worry about it. I moved in, I cleaned it all up. And getting an American Dollar from being in the service, getting my payeven though it wasnt that muchbut at that time, over there, it was worth a fortune. And we had our barracks, of course, and having your barracks, the only thing you had was a big trunk where you kept all your clothes in. I found a beautiful place in Tottenville and I opened it and called it the Tidewater Inn. And he dealed in antique rugs, and regular rugs and everything. And all my brothers. She was a healthy 16 years old who dreamed of being . And my father died, and we were all very young. She said, George, when she died, she was laid out in the coffin, right in that room, in front of those two windows. But you used tell me. I mean, Captains Quarters, instead of building all those condos down there, it would have been beautiful to have another stately home there. You want to have someone living in it, you cant have an empty house. Show your support Send a Gift Send a gift to a service or family's home. He was always eager to share his stories with visitors, friends, and of course, his nieces and nephews and their children. I thought for sure that would never go. Burke: Of course, Id been in Alaska for all that time. And you would have been taxed in this country if it was already like that. 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. They were great. Theyre going out for the garbage. I said, No, no, no, Im trying to take them. So I took them and I had them all redone and reupholstered, and here they are. Planning for the inevitable is a gift. Q: How did you establish a relationship with the Parks Department and the Historic House Trust? Its been so long now. And now the people that I sold it to, the Pistillis [James and Kathleen Pistilli], they had the whole thing researched and now its got landmark things on it and everything. But big stuff like couches and chairs and that kind of thing. He was born here. . George proudly served his country from 1977 through 1982. So they built it like an attic and it was called an attic but it was a whole complete story. In this interview, Burke talks about working with designer Mario Buatta, along with the House of Scalamadr, to select furniture and fabrics to decorate the home in the Victorian style. Im sorry that, during all that construction, I wasnt taking photographs, of step by step. Burke: Well, the house, actually, from the outside, is aoh, shitthe name of it went right out of my head. And its still there, its all there. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2019 from 5-7PM in the funeral home. Burke: He did almost all the upholstery in the house. Burke: But I forgot what the other two things where. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of. George "Sonnyman" Preston Burke, age 83, of Brazoria passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 1, 2021 with his family by his side. So I go downstairs. Burke: Yes, I paid off this house. Burke: Oh, when I was a kid, we lived in Annandale. I know everything, what to do. George was a descendent of Thomas Luker and Unami Princess Ann Suncloud from the Turtle Clan of the Lenape Tribe, and very proud of his heritage and the land he was from.George was a humble man with a golden heart and a dry sense of humor. And one day I got a call from Mrs. Seguine. Yes, she died and she was in the front parlor in the coffin, wasnt she? Q: Is there somebody in particular that you work with for reupholstery or restorations? I collected all my antiques and all my stuff when I was traveling. A rosary service will occur Wednesday, October 27, 2021 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM . So that was the reason we chose to do a White Party. Up until a year ago, he was still cutting the lawn! George was born Yes, of course, they could eat all the grass. And even though the house belongs, in essence, to Historic House Trust, they werent reimbursing him for anything. I, being the youngest, of course, seeing everybody growing up. And you can put it together and fix it. Burke: Yes, I had to go down in the basement, and put a post, and then I had to jack up the stairs. Big fluted columns with big Corinthian capitals on them. George W. Burke, age 63, of Hull, entered into eternal rest on October 2, 2021. Thats whats in this whole house, all the things you see. And then upstairs was like a big balcony above that porch. Because he lived right here, lived right here on Staten Island. And I had the two apartments! It was terrible. Burke: Oh, my nephew. But he did a lot of the work for you. I got one or two things out of it. George was born November 20, 1931. The fact that the Seguine familythis was the farmhouse, their mansion was in Rossvilleand thats long gone. Burke: Mario Buatta got me into all of that. So as long as you have people, youre going to have change, and people are going to say, That doesnt work! And he asked me would I be interested in working for him out here on Staten Island. Soon, nobody had room in their house to store anymore of my stuff. I dont think anythings missing? Thats why I did what I did, because I figured that if anything ever happens to me, all of this, now, will have to stay as it is. I mean, as a kid going down here crabbing, down on the beach, we used to look back at the house all the time. Burke: Well, I wanted a beautiful Victorian look. And I want my painting. And then Id been in Europe all that time. All went into the landfill. And how people went along with them, I dont know either. Daller: Well, yes. But you do have Chris thats upstairs that lives in the servants quarters. Burke: Yes, Mario come out all the time. And he and his wife, Adriana, they retired and moved to Florida. I went to grammar school and high school here. I dont need The Death of Cleopatra hanging above my fireplace. They tore down those two nice little cottages that were there. Obituaries; Burial Society. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of George Burke to show support. Burke: What its been like for you to live here. And we were great gardeners and she had always come over in the spring, and she gave me little cuttings of all the flowers, and the different things. George was synonymous with Double Trouble, extremely knowledgeable aboutitsnature, history, and folklore. But I dont remember seeing the main house. 2023 McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home. And my neighbor across the street, who had lived there forever, she comes over again with a couple of little plants for me. Q: So its confidential becauseoh, okay. Yes, by the time I got to do all that I had no money left. He painted that for me. For now, take a walk in Double Trouble and think fondly of the man who was Double Trouble. I had a bulldozer two weeks, riding back-and-forth, and back-and-forth, and back-and-forth across the front of the house because you couldnt see the house from the water. So I said, whew! I mean, its just normal living in a normal house. Daller: It was like, we cant even find him anymore. I remember you always loved it and liked it. Thats the usual setup, I think, for historic houses. But I was glad that I got this. Of course, I went to school here. Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in the book. Well, do you know what your preferences are? Beloved husband of Dorothy Burke. Eric. EXCLUSIVE: Busy Philipps ( Girls5eva )has joined Paramount's Mean Girls musical movie, based on the Tony-nominated Broadway . Just as long as its saved and its here. Interment will follow at Holly Hills Memorial Park. Thats the only thing in the house left from the Seguines. And also about the history of Staten Island, or the style that the house is decorated in, the Victorian style, your collection. Daller: From Michael and Jennifer, your nephew. I went around and I got it and shipped it all back home. Most of them were like china and vases, such like that. I probably gave it to Bess. And thats what I called out for was help. What were the things that you did when you were young? Because she begged me. And that way, it wouldnt burn the houses down. My brother, he come in and he said, What are you, nuts? Daller: Well, remember how much it took to paint the whole house, and how you had to paint sections of it? You know, he just passed away. Burke: Well, a good example is the one right here at the end of the street. I mean, these little gold chairs, are Victorianthats a Victorian chaireverything is really Victorian. Youre working too hard. That was her name. I have questions about closets too! They were all along the waterfront here. What a gorgeous home that was. Let the family know you . Courtesy of Michael Kushner. The beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke, he was the devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina P. Burke, all of Hull. And if you were wearing them and you went and got in your car and turned the heater on, you smelled like piss. This was the farmhouse. Im always doing something. I mean, I couldnt do stuff like that all the other stuff I could do. Unbelievable. I bet I left the cellar door open under the stairwell, from the basement, and I bet thats the soap Ive got in the washing machine that smells like that. Burke: And he was one of the top portrait painters in Madrid. And I took the money. Ill help renovate it, fix it up and such. And thats what we did. They dont know it. George Burke Obituary It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of George Burke of Brazoria, Texas, born in Elgin, Texas, who passed away on May 1, 2021, at the age of 83, leaving to mourn family and friends. And it was twice the size of this house. Yes, he helped me with the colors, and this and that, and what I should getgood orientals for the floor, which I had but they werent these. Yes. My big old Victorian house is saved, and thats still there. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. The stables, everything has to remain the same. All the grounds, the stables, everythingthey cant change a thing. They tear down one house and build five. This whole corneryou could stand and see the street out there, so this whole corner was rebuilt. But what she did is she sold off parcel after parcel in order for her to live here in the house because she had no income. And he wanted to retire and he gave his son the business. Did quite well. Burke: To put it backbecause the house was ruined, it was in terrible shape. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. George Burke was born on Staten Island and grew up in Annandale before moving to Florida with his family. Oh god, that was a gorgeous mansion. Hes the man that built the house. So finally, I think, the old lady died, didnt she? We were only allowed so much. I dont know what it is. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. [laughs] But, itll be here. There is no photo or video of George J. Burke.Be the first to share a memory to pay tribute. But they tore the house down to build that school. He was an old craftsman from the other side. But because I was military, the military shippedwhen they moved me, they moved all my stuff. So one day, my sister Bess said to my mother and me, she said, Go pack. So its saved forever. Mom, you own the house, you own at least part of it, or half of it. And as you see it today was from me doing all those little things. They cant develop it. George Frederick Burke, honored husband, father and grandfather, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. What the hell is this? All of a sudden, she went, Youre in my house, and get out! Holy Christ. You can retire. I slept in it, lived in it, ate in it. But the upper story of the house was two more floors. Q: And so all these items went upwalked up the stairs and were, carried back down the stairs. And I had to laugh. Monday, February 18, 2013 Carol Abbott Ellis She's up there with some very good company. Restored the building, looked around, come down, bought this house from Mrs. Seguine, and then moved out of the bar and restaurantbecause I had a room upstairs in it. I cant go and say, You know, fifty years ago that was mine, and I never gave it to you. So she was always, Come on, George. Would you? Its unreal! Were going to this estate. But the old lady that lived there was very, very sick. Too bad that there wasnt somebody with a brain. Burke: No, who gave me that? Do you remember that? So whenever the big surgeons traveled, I always traveled with themtraveled all over Europe. Burke: It was. I was living in London, and I was studying the history of art and design, or something like that, in the University of London, and he was going and he was studying art. And then I was able to get all my stuff out of storage and out of peoples homes where I stored them, and furnished the house and moved and lived in the whole house, took care of it. She left things there. So it didnt matter. The mansion was gorgeous! Things like that? Burke: Well, I hope it gets maintained. But the basement was the summer dining rooms and summer kitchen. That was the most beautiful mansion. Because look how long the war went, and England had nothing. And all this beautiful stuff, I used to put in a big box. She was a very good friend of mine, a really pretty lady. It was so overgrown in the front yard and everything. In fact, her husband was a big-wig. Theres too much business going on here. So were talking about this and talking about this. And finally, we met with John Krawchuk, when he became in office. Burke: Okay. But when I die, they say theyre going to make a museum out of it. Its all stay in here. And they were slate, the roof, and by walking on the slates, they broke and they slid off, and wherever they slid off, the rain poured through because it was holes. And the people that lived there, they got a little too old to stay there. He appreciated it. I should really do something to save it. And it just was luck that I had just sold a real estate deal and made a lot of money.
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