Obituary of Rita M. Burke
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BURKE, Rita M. - Passed peacefully away in the presence of her loving family at the Carbonear General Hospital on Thursday, October 2, 2014, Rita M. Burke of Harbour Grace South, age 79 years. Predeceased by husband: Nicholas 'Nick'; infant daughter; parents: Frank and Alice Hibbs; sister: Beth (Jim) Farrell; brothers: Bill Hibbs, Aiden Hibbs and Ned Hibbs; brother-in-law: Gerald Burke. Leaving to mourn, one daughter: Bonnie (Gerald) Smith, Spaniard's Bay; one son: John (Darlene), Harbour Grace South; three grandchildren: Jeremy (Alison), Jared and Benjamin; one brother: Frank (Linda) Hibbs, Stephenville; one sister: Rosemary (Len) Dawe, Paradise; sisters-in-law: Lorraine Hibbs, Carbonear and Alice Hibbs, Labrador City and Rita's new four-legged best friend, Sam; also a large number of other relatives and friends. Resting at Noel's Funeral Home, Harvey Street, Harbour Grace. Funeral Mass to take place on Saturday, October 4 at 10:00 a.m. from St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Riverhead, Harbour Grace. Interment in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Harbour Grace. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Riverhead, Harbour Grace.
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