Edmund Burke

Edmund E. Burke, 91, a long-time resident of Wilmington, NC, died at the New Hanover Regional Medical Center on July 12, 2021. He was born on November 22, 1929 in Minneapolis/St Paul, MN. He served in the US Marine Corps from 1949-1958, and saw action during the Korean War. He was a career employee with the US Postal Service, retiring in 1986, and he continued to work as a contract STAR Route carrier until the early 1990s. An active parishioner at the Basilica Shrine of St Mary, and a member of the Elks Club, he was admired for his BBQs and sought after for his skills on the dance floor.

He is preceded in death by Anne Rhodes Burke, Betty Riday, and Patrick Lee Burke. He is survived by his wife, Paula Faraday; his step-brother, Joe Shirmers of St Cloud, MN; three children, James C. Burke, Edmund Robert Burke, and Sharon Burke Bowen; four grandchildren, Katie Burke Craddock, Amanda Burke Wilson, Skylar Burke, and Zhoie Burke; four great grandchildren, Liam Craddock, Cadin Wilson, Brayden Wilson, and Zayden Wilson.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 16, 2021 at 11:00AM at the Basilica Shrine of St Mary, Wilmington. A reception will follow at the residence of Paula Faraday.

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