Obituary of Kenneth A. Burke
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Kenneth A. Burke, 75, died on Thursday July 28, 2011 at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown.
He was born and raised in Jersey City and moved to the Marcella Section of Rockaway 37 years ago.
Ken was a project engineer for K & E of Rockaway, NJ for many years.
His passion has been Motorcycles his whole life and up until last month he loved riding his 98 Honda Shadow, full dresser.
His wife Rosemary C. Burke predeceased him in May of 2009. He is survived by his daughters Lauren Shay of Marcella, and Cheryl and her husband Frank Babich of Oak Ridge, NJ. He is also survived by his grandson Kevin Shay of Marcella and Patrick and Andrew Babich of Oak Ridge, as well as a special friend Bert Parks of Marcella.
A Funeral service will be held on Sunday July 31, 2011 at 4:30 PM at the Norman Dean Home for Services 16 Righter Ave. Denville, NJ, www.normandean.com. Friends may visit with the family on Sunday from 1:00 PM until time of services. Please light a candle on our web site in Ken's Memory.
Donations are being accepted to Marcella Fire Company #3, 20 Upper Hibernia Road Rockaway, NJ 07866.
