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Robert Alan Burke
Robert Alan Burke, 57, of Craigsville, went to be with his Lord and Savior on
Saturday, May 27th, 2017, at UPMC Presbyterian hospital.
He was born March 23, 1960, in Kittanning to the late Frank and Connie
(Williams) Burke.
He was a 1978 graduate of Worthington-West Franklin High School, Worthington,
Pa.
He was a retired mine foreman at M&M Limestone with 30 years of service.
He also served four years in the U.S. Army National Guard.
Bob was a certified Lay Servant at the Craigsville United Methodist Church. He
was deeply devoted to his church, and took great pleasure in ringing the church
bells on Sunday mornings.
He was also a member of the Buffalo Valley Sportsmen's Club.
Bob thought of himself as a mountain man. Hunting and fishing were his passion
and he loved shooting guns with his friends and was a marksman. He also loved
Harley Davidson motorcycles.
On June 11, 1988, Bob married his best friend and the love of his life, Pamela
Yeany Cousins. They had 29 years of life and love. Pam will terribly miss her
loving sparring partner.
Bob loved his family, especially his grandchildren. He was a man of God.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 29 years, Pamela D. (Yeany) Burke;
sons Jerry Cousins, Jesse (fiance, Lindsay) Burke and John J. Cousins; daughter
Miranda White; grandsons Skylar Cousins, Oden Cousins, Jordan White and Ivan
Troutman; granddaughter Maria Lynae Burke; sisters Diane (John) Bargerstock and
Gail (Jack) Blose; brother Mark (Lili) Burke; mother-in-law Connie Bowser; many
nieces and nephews and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his parents; maternal grandparents Frank and
Geraldine Williams; paternal grandparents Richard and Margaret Burke; and
father-in-law Edgar Bowser.
Close family and friends are invited to a memorial service at 10 a.m. on
Saturday, June 3, 2017, at the Craigsville United Methodist Church, 313
Craigsville Road, Worthington, with Pastor Michael B. Coats officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Pamela at 283 Craigsville Road,
Worthington, to help with funeral expenses.
Arrangements by F. Duane Snyder Funeral Home, Worthington, Pa.
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