elevated wTMNj May 7, 1925 – March 28, 2022

elevated wTMNj Visitation
Monday, April 4, 2022 from 4:00 – 8:00 PM

elevated wTMNj Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, ON, L3T 3Z6

elevated wTMNj Funeral Mass
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 12:00 PM

elevated wTMNj Chapel of St. Joseph – Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home

elevated wTMNj 211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, ON, L3T 3Z6

elevated wTMNj Interment   
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery

elevated wTMNj Obituary   
(Patrick) Earl Burke 96, of Toronto passed away peacefully at Markham Stouffville Hospital on March 28, 2022.  He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1925.

elevated wTMNj He is survived by his kind and loving wife, Geraldine O’Meara, sons Patrick (Pam Baker), David (Valerie Ruddock) and Stephen, grandchildren Sarah, Kathleen, Patrick (Hana Gunn), Jane (Chris Fletcher), Julia (Mark Greenberg), Carolyn, and Jacqueline, and great grandchildren Clara and Alexandra Greenberg.

elevated wTMNj He is also survived by sisters Mary Lucas and Betty-Ann Burke, and brother Robie (Lucy).

elevated wTMNj Earl earned a degree in electrical engineering from Nova Scotia Technical College in Halifax.  He then headed to Ontario and worked for General Electric in Toronto. 

elevated wTMNj Earl became a faculty member of the Electrical Engineering Department (Power Group) at the University of Toronto, starting as a lecturer while completing an M.A.Sc., eventually achieving full professorship. He was a well-liked lecturer, and served as Chair of First Year Studies for the School of Applied Science and Engineering for a number of years.

elevated wTMNj Upon retirement from the university, he continued working, consulting for nearly 25 years for Trench Electric (power reactors) in the GTA, where he had a number of patents.

elevated wTMNj He became an avid gardener, travelled widely with Gerry, and served for 25 years as a volunteer in the Palliative Care Unit at St. Michael’s Hospital.

elevated wTMNj Earl was preceded in death by parents Pacific and Elizabeth, his first wife, Anne Adele Stortz, and siblings Viola, Jim, Bill, Doug, Joe, Marion, Pacific, Don and Allen.

elevated wTMNj Earl touched a lot of people.  He will be sorely missed.

elevated wTMNj In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation to UNICEF would be appreciated, if you so desire.

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