1930 – 2020
Jean B. (Berry) Burke 89, beloved wife of the late John V. Burke, died peacefully on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at the Academy Manor Health Care Center in Andover. Born and raised in Lynn, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mildred (Phelps) Berry.
She received education in the Lynn school system, graduated from Lynn English High School, and continued her education at the former Boston Secretarial School. A resident of Lynnfield for sixty years, Mrs. Burke dedicated her life to raising her family.
She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother sister, and friend who will be missed by all who knew her. Surviving her are six daughters, Sharon Stephson of CA, Deborah Imbrescia and her husband, Frank of Lynnfield, Theresa Desautels and her husband, Neil of Lynnfield, Andrea Walsh and her husband, Eugene of Marietta, GA, Marguerite Negri and her husband Ralph of Peabody and Lisa Coulouris and her husband, James of Reading, two sons, John Burke and his wife, Julie of Beverly and Daniel Burke of Lynn, nine grandchildren, Frank, Kathryn, Nicole, Rachel, Erin, Lindsey, Jacqueline, John, and Lauren, six great-grandchildren, Rocco, Leo, Anthony, Lucy, Natalia and Lillian, two brothers, Carl Berry of Ipswich and Amos Berry of Lynn and many nieces and nephews. She was also the sister of the late Roberta Nunziato, Arlene Pallleschi, Robert, Alan, Frank and Alfred Berry.
There will be a drive-up visitation held on Saturday, May 23, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 82 Lynn St., Peabody. Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Everyone is asked to enter the parking lot of the funeral home via the entrance on LYNN ST., and then a staff member will direct you accordingly. We ask everyone to REMAIN IN YOUR VEHICLES, in accordance with the social distancing rules described by federal, state, and local officials.
Services will be private, and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the American Heart Association, 300 5th Ave., Suite 6 Waltham, MA 02451.
