Patricia Helen Burke, 77, of Sun Lakes, Arizona and formerly of Nashua, New Hampshire, wife of John J. “Jack” Burke, peacefully passed away early Wednesday morning, May 29, 2019 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, after a brief battle with cancer.
A resident of Arizona since 2011, Patricia, “Pat” or “Patty” as she was known by family and friends, was born in Nashua on October 2, 1941, daughter of the late Albert A. and Lucille E. (Charest) Levesque. Pat attended school in Nashua and was a graduate of the former St. Louis High School Class of 1960.
In addition to raising her family, Patty also worked for the former Sanders Associates, Inc., then as an office administrator for real estate agencies and later worked at and retired from Digital Equipment Corporation. Pat later decided to return to work for a short time at Kollsman, Inc.
Patty will be remembered for her friendly personality, love of shopping, solving crossword puzzles, playing Mahjong, knitting, completing challenging puzzles and Yes! She truly loved to iron! More so, she loved to chat on the phone with family and friends while she was ironing!
Pat and Jack enjoyed traveling throughout their years together in the US and around the world. Most of all, Patty loved to spend time with her family and friends both in New Hampshire and Arizona.
Members of her family include her husband Jack, whom she married on June 19, 1965 and would have celebrated their 54th anniversary next month; her son, John T. Burke and his spouse, George Ohrn of Tempe, AZ; her daughter, Allison L. Trepaney and her husband, Don Allard of Laconia, NH; two grandchildren, Morgan Patricia Doty and her husband Nate of Amherst and Mitchell Trepaney and his significant other Carley of Laconia; her sister, Diane Bibeau and her husband Rick of Nashua; also many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. In addition to her parents, Patty was predeceased by her brother, Albert H. Levesque.
The family will receive relatives and friends at St. John Neumann Church, 708 Milford Road, Route 101A in Merrimack, Saturday morning, June 1st beginning at 9 a.m. until her Funeral Mass at 10 o’clock. Interment will follow in St. Louis Cemetery in Nashua. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to: The American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701 www.cancer.org or The Dana Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168 www.dana-farber.org
Arrangements are in the care of FARWELL FUNERAL SERVICE, 18 Lock Street, Nashua. (603) 882-0591. www.farwellfuneralservice.com
