| Show john charles burk passes to reward last monday night after a illness john C burk one of tile the best known and highly respected citizens was called to ills his reward mr air burk had been sick about a month but it was not until ten days ago ills condition was considered dangerous when he realized the end was wag near he seemed reconciled the one ardent wish being that lie he might live until his son william who is holding a government position in washington ing tort D C arrived but unfortunately this pleasure was denied him tile the son arriving in salt lake too late to catch tile the last stage for park city and before his arrival in ill tills this city tuesday ni morning orning his father had passed away mr air burk was born bora in gold hill neada ne ada on september 16 15 1866 he first came to park city in 1883 andl and I 1 worked at the old ontario anel anchor 1 or I 1 and for a long it time in e was shift boss boas at the daly judge in 1909 lie he went to arizona to accept a position as aa superintendent ot of one of 0 the big properties of that state returning to park city the year following and had resided here continually sin since C e that time I 1 in july 1895 lie he was married to miss aliss ada at quinlan of virginia city nevada 11 ile he is survived by ills his widow and tour four children wm J john L raymond and anna and to i these sorrowing sor roving ones the sincere sympathy 0 of the community Is extended in their great loss and sorrow A sister mrs florence canty of salt lake city and a brother geo ceo burke of bingham utah also survive him both were at ills his bed 1 side during its his illness and were in attendance at the funeral the father of the deceased micheal burk was killed at the ontario mine in 1884 and a brother william burke was killed hilled at the same mine in 1889 deceased was at the time of his death janitor of the washington school building a position lie he had held for some time he was a prominent member of the knights of 0 columbus and a devout consistent communicant of 0 the catholic church ile he was honest and upright in his dealings and in his death the community loses a good citizen funeral services were held yesterday da y afternoon at the catholic church rev father mcnally officiating and preaching a consoling logical funeral sermon interment was made in the family lot in the city cemetery alongside of a beloved little daughter whose death occurred a number of years ago the pall bearers vere henry shields L A aubery J L kearns F J mcloughlin J J fitzgerald and john F welsh |
