Burke: Yes, there was a little man in New Jersey. Did you know that from? Oh god, that was a gorgeous mansion. So I still had to get up every day and go to work. And she was laid in a dress with a big lace collar. And I was a medic. So I just grew up with it, knowing it. Burke: Well, I knew how to do it. All my life, I was raised in a big house. . June 23, 1941 - February 14, 2023, Age 81. A necklace with a gold heart that opened like a. Burke: Of course, Id been in Alaska for all that time. Daller: He enjoys the whole house. The oldwhat the hell was itgrocery store. And it was the most amazing party. I mean, you talked about it, when you were a kid, that it was this big house that you would see when you were out on, Daller: Its a part of the history of Staten Island. I collected all my antiques and all my stuff when I was traveling. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. Daller: But it was the thing with the lilacs smell. I restored all those buildings down in Tottenville, all those great old buildings. And Luis Caizares painted that. And if you can capture and keep something that looks like this, then this is a big plus for the area. He was a veteran who served in the US Army and was a member of The American Legion in Brazoria. Share. I was born right in the hospital across the street, and grew up 90% of my time on Staten Island until I became old enough and I joined the military. Were going to this estate. Burke: And Im leaving everything thats in the houseits staying. And he asked me would I be interested in working for him out here on Staten Island. George lived the majority of his life in Double Trouble Village, first working the cranberry industry and then as a caretaker following his fathers retirement in 1964. And my brother Bill and my brother Ed decided to go into an automobile repair shop. I started with the basement. And then finally she sold the house and she bought a beautiful place in Greenwich Village and moved to Greenwich Village. I said, I still have friends that myour parents met before we met. Okay. Q: Was it a similar style? Mrs. Mackey. Burke: So, in other words, fifty years from now, if someone wants to learn about the house, they can find out. St. Paul's Baptist Church 219 Leah St, Utica, NY 13501. Absolutely gorgeous. That was all what she had in mind! Yes, of course, they could eat all the grass. Because the problem was is that my uncle was paying for everything in the househe was paying for the heating, he was paying all the utilities, paying all the bills. Theres a bunch of little houses now built all along through their gardens. I woke up with a sweat. And I said to the real estate lady, I said, Well, how do you know theres a ghost in there? She said, Because the old lady that originally lived in the house. Theyd work out, and theyd be waiters, or this and that. What a damn dream, there she was, laying in her coffin there, with her finger at me. Burke: So, my sister Marge, and my sister Bess, would come over and help me. But the other house, one of his friends was pushed down the stairs. Because back when they built the houses, kitchens were never built in the house. View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region North America USA Ohio Burke: Oh, well, the Eskimos up there would give me beautiful mukluks and all kinds of things. So a lot of the things that you acquired to furnish the house were in poor condition, and then you have them reupholstered and restored. Must have been twelve big columns, it was, oh! And it never had a kitchen. But they are the ones thatup in arms, saying, Aww, that poor horse. As a young adult, he joined the U.S. Air Force and served in the medical department, spending time in locations across Europe and Alaska. Burke: Oh, well, look what I did. But the story that was cuteremember the lady in England, the antique dealer, that used to bring her bottles all the time? In good condition? Im always doing something. [laughs]. Daller: At least the property itself, because when you stood outside, I mean, you couldnt see anything. Daller: It just went right out of my head! Read more about the life story of George and share your memory. Beloved husband of Dorothy Burke. 02025. Im only a salesman in a department store. I said, and its going to take a lot of money to put that house back together. She said, Well, Im going to help you all I can. And I said, But why would I fix a house I didnt own? And she said, Well, why dont we talk about that. She said, If youre interested in buying it, I will make the arrangements that you can own it. And all this beautiful stuff, I used to put in a big box. Burke: Well, when it came to really heavy construction, like this whole wall being rebuilt and things, I had to hire carpenters and I had to hire plasters to plaster the ceiling. Oh, thats right. For example, could you tell what the original construction was? Burke: Yes, its a big oil painting, a big painting like this. Funeral Services for George Johnson, 99, of Burke, SD will be held on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 10:30 AM at the Baptist Church in Lucas. With that old fabric, theres enough to make drapes for one window. A lot of the windows were broken out of it. So dont worry about it. Ghost in the houseif shes gonna live there, she could do some cleaning up, do some dusting. So I went around to all the nursesof course, I was in the medical departmentand I asked all the nurses, What are you doing with your stamps? Then upstairs, was all the bedrooms. With a little more improvement, and he would do a little improving on what I wanted, you know, then it was perfect when Mario did it. My brother, he come in and he said, What are you, nuts? And if I couldnt take care of them, Id call down to the base and theyd send a helicopter and theyd pick them up and take them down to the hospital, because we had to take care of them, because Alaska was ours, and all the Eskimos was our responsibility. And then upstairs was like a big balcony above that porch. They cant do anything. Copyright 1998 2023 New York Preservation Archive Project. Because I certainlyI never passed up a bargain. Yes. Obituary George J. Burke Greece: Passed away on October 17, 2022. Yes, but it was weird. So here I was with all this stuff, sending it home to my family, sending it to my sisters. Special thanks to The Peggy N and Roger G Gerry Charitable Trust for their support to complete this initiative. Burke: Well, if she left them there, she had to come back as a ghost and tell me that they were there! I cant remember her name. Daller: That was the house that had ghosts. So I would walk around, Id look and Id see some beautiful stuff for sale, for nothing. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. Q: And how did you keep track of all the items in your collection as they were moving from, Burke: Well, a lot of this stuff, I never got back, because once you left it for years and years, you werent going to go back and say, Well, give me that, and give me this. Was it your mother I gave her all the blue and. Unfortunately. He was 63. Yes, by the time I got to do all that I had no money left. Burke: Theyll come in, but youll have to have somebody as a guide. And there was a whole other floor, another story, and its built with the French style, in the French mansard. And thats what where all the water, for all the laundry, and all that kind of stuffnot the drinking water, the working waterwould come out of that big cistern, and would go intoand the pump and everything, its still down there, connected to that thing out there. These are those Persian carpets. I cant think of the name of the thing now. They were gorgeous. So she finally died. Burke: Its never finished! Obituary of George Burke George M. Burke, 62 , of Freehold Township, died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at home. I bought the house and Bess and Marge came over. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. Write your message of sympathy today. And that still is, today, one of the great places around here, the Old Bermuda Inn, and John still owns it. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2019 from 5-7PM in the funeral home. You werent on Staten Island. Im getting rid of everything. He said, I have three of the most beautiful Persian carpets from Persia, said, You cant get them anymore. He said, Theyre antiques but they are brand new, never used. He said, Im giving them to you. And this is them. And as you see it today was from me doing all those little things. Q: So about this house, I wanted to ask about the Friends of the Seguine Mansion. Well, do you know what your preferences are? He used to ride horses with Bess and her sister Belle, who attended Tottenville High School with him in the 1940s. She stated, George, I want you to save my house, and agreed to sell the house for a feasible sum in exchange for his promise to restore it. Mom, you own the house, you own at least part of it, or half of it. That house, it was a big French mansard, big Victorian. Oh, we were crabbing. I would have saved it. He said he believes that whoever was in that other house, really didnt want people there. From last time I saw it, it looked like it needed a bulldozer! She said, No, no, no. She said, you can save it. And I often wondered what happened to that brooch because I gave it to Bess. Because he lived right here, lived right here on Staten Island. But he did a lot of the work for you. I mean, this was just a farmhouse. Because we went to about every Air Force base in Europe there was, and I got around to see everything. So I made sure it was filled in with dirt the rest of the way, so I wouldnt have that water getting in the basement. And I always used to say, Wonder who lives there! and so forth and so on. Daller: Yes, I found him. Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice. Youd have to see the house to see what Im talking about. Restored the building, looked around, come down, bought this house from Mrs. Seguine, and then moved out of the bar and restaurantbecause I had a room upstairs in it. And then I shipped it all back home. Bartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home 1411 Vintage Ln, Rochester, NY 14626. It was similar, only bigger and more ornate. I loved them too. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. February 23, 1923 - And is there a way where, according to how you would like the house to be maintainedwould everything stay in its place? People, Oh, could you help me? And especially when I came to Staten Island and I was working for Sherwin Williams, andwhat the hell, Florence? I mean, its just normal living in a normal house. George was born on June 8, 1937 in Elgin, TX to Waylan Stanley Burke and Nellie Elizabeth Burke (Weaver). Thats the only thing people could bring. Burke: She has it. View and upload photos of George Burke. Daller: Plus the fact, it cost a fortune to take away the manure. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of George Burke to show support. Burke: Yes. George is survived by his wife of 55 years, Sue Burke; children, Stacy Burke, Kelly (Jim Stuhler) Burke & Scott (Amanda) Burke; sister, Patricia Burgmaier; grandchildren, Amanda (Hector) Maldonado, Shawn Burke & Ryan Burke; great-grandson, Kal 'el Maldonado. George W. Burke, age 63, of Hull, entered into eternal rest on October 2, 2021. George was a descendent of Thomas Luker and Unami Princess Ann Suncloud from the Turtle Clan of the Lenape Tribe, and very proud of his heritage and the land he was from.George was a humble man with a golden heart and a dry sense of humor. We would like to offer our sincere support to anyone coping with grief. Dont forget I, for yearsin London, I went to university. Where were you stationed and what was it like? But they hadnt been there, maybe five, six years, and I guess they decided, Oh! Burke: Like a locket. Anyway, there was three things that I found by doing some worklike, giftsI forget what they were. And I wanted these little chairs tufted but he had passed away before he could get around to tuft. It wasnt fair to him to keep paying for it. Sign up for our free funeral planning reminders to ensure this important decision isn't forgotten. Events So I gave it to them. Burke: Of course, I come from a big house. Burke: Well, a good example is the one right here at the end of the street. One woman wouldnt go it, cant think of her name. Burke: Down in the basement, my friend Eriche was great, with this Ouija board and all this stuffand he said, George, lets do a seance! So we got a bunch of people together and we went all down in the basement. A couple of years ago, I painted them this color, didnt I? Thats what I was. Burke is joined in this interview by his niece, Linda Daller. Because she would always want her bottle of booze. If you were at the water looking up here, you couldnt see the house. You are to get out. Sign the Guest Book. Q: Yes. He was from Central America somewhere, and he just believed in everything had to be right. Messages run for up to one year and you Daller: Well, no, Mrs. Seguine allowed him to buy, Burke: No, I already had this house from the first deal. And I had the money to do it, and I said, You know, let me do it.. So I moved into the front parlor room, there. He also discusses the donation of the Seguine Mansion to the Historic House Trust, and his vision for the ongoing maintenance of the home and property. But, Q: Let me ask you some more about the items that you collected when you were. Because my house was right across the street from it. The whole family kind ofand the ladies got too old, and they decided they were going to move and go live inI think Georgia or Virginia, I forgot. Thanks very much to you. Daller: But he has albums upstairs, photos. Daller: We really cant give you any details on that. All that gorgeous porcelain, like the Flower Sellers Childrenits a big piece like that. So I had people come in and wanted to buy the Tidewater Inn. That was a shame. Wow, what a great place. I said, now here you are, the woman we always wondered about, asking me if Im interested in saving that house? George was born December 26, 1959 in Jacksonville, FL. Burke: Yes. Q: And thats what allowed you to buy this house? And I, throughout the time, I went from room to room in the house and restored it. And I never got along with her that much because everything I wanted to do, she said, No, no, no, I dont like that. Well work it out, one way or another. And so the two of us started and we madecalled it the Old Bermuda Inn because John loved Bermuda and he was putting a lot of money in it. All Rights Reserved. Oh shit, Im going to have to rebuild the wall. So I started pulling the bricks out, and wrapped up where one of the bricks was, was an oil cloth rag all wrapped up. You could ask for their house and youd get it. Q: Okay. Nobody wants to do that. Its a plus for the borough too. Id love that old house. I said, But Bess, I said your houseI dont know about saving it. March 10, 2022 Print Friendly Version. Theyre very few. . Did quite well. Burke: Oh my god. He says, Hes my good friend, and so on, We live on Staten Island. And I got to know a tremendous amount of people that way. Click the 'sign up' button to get inspiring and healing messages, right in your inbox. And then the Historic House Trust will use it as well to understand whats important to you about maintaining the house. And I lived there for quite a few years. Daller: Then you got rid of thatbut those are the early days. And the house was like this, a big piece with two big wings. And the post is still there and the staircase is still in good shapebut thats still in the house, now, down there. Daller: But thats how he [referring to the painting of Mr. Seguine] came back to the house. Hell utilize every room of the house. to the family or plant a tree Burke: Oh, I forgot about that. George used to joke that one day he would live in their grand antebellum mansion on Prince's Bay. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery, Lancaster. Constantly. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War, a 1946 graduate of East Syracuse High School and Central City Business Institute (CCBI). Sign up for NYPAP mailings and our Newsletter to stay up-to-date. And when they werent in the house, they would go and buy them at the stores, and there was always lilacs in the house. But I put the kitchen in the basement and sealed up that, because once that filled up with water, it would leak into the basement. Q: Yes, absolutely. There isnt a room he doesnt go into. Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. And a couple of my friends came as bartenders for me. So I figured, hmm! So I went down in Rossville and I bought a beautiful, big old, rundown place and restored it completely. I was always in the operating room or someplace like that. And he was studying art and he painted my portrait that shell show you, thats upstairs. Theyll take care of it and be able to show tours. Yes. Id bring her bottles of whiskey and shed say, Listen, George, Im going to an estate for saleeverything in it is going! George was synonymous with Double Trouble, extremely knowledgeable aboutitsnature, history, and folklore. So I bought it. He was the husband of the late Diane M. (Marshall) Burke. Oh, God, I worked so damn hard. And Im glad I did what I did, about just giving it to the National Historic Trust. One of the doors was shot, so I took this door off, and when I did, the brick wall, on the side, started falling out. And I never had timesometimes Id be sleeping on the pool table there because I just couldnt leave! No, it wasnt that. And I had to have somebody upstairs, standing on the stairs, and told me when to stop jacking, when the stairs got level, because the stairs were like this. I think hes given you a great history of what started and, basically, youve talked about his life from the beginning, so, I dont know. Its still there. That woman, she lived in riding clothes! Q: You mentioned that the South Shore has changed in the last few years. Born in Providence he was the son of the late Raymond J. and Exilida B. George E. Burke Obituary We are sad to announce that on March 10, 2022, at the age of 99, George E. Burke of Utica, New York, born in Augusta, Georgia passed away. Burke: Yes. Sell the other half to Billthat was my brother and you and George, move with me to Florida. So we all thought that was a great idea. So when he left the apartment and came to Staten Island, things started to move back into different sisters again until he was ready to relocate it again. Daller: Well, yes. Burke: Greek revival. He said, What in the hell youre buying this old piece of shit for? He said, Is it insured? I said, Yes, I took big insurance on it. He said, Good. Burke: Chris will stay living here. I want to go back and ask for some more details about your childhood. Q: So this is going to part of an online archive. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 11 am in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 208 Samoset Ave, Hull, MA. They had The [Charging] Bull in the city and they had the little [Fearless] Girl there. Burke: Oh, it was all overgrown with undergrowth. But things that, well, were thatyou needed carpenters that knew, that were good carpenters. And through all the years that the old lady had this woman taking care of her, the lilacs were always in bloomwhen they were in bloom, they were in the house. You dont have to worry about, sleeping on your couches and all that kind of stuff, and, you know, pulling out fake beds, and that kind of stuff. Burke: And he was one of the top portrait painters in Madrid. Its some very wealthy unknown-known person who was there. I mean, we had clocks, baby-Ben clocks, hanging in apartments. I bet shes there. And I would just would go around and Id just pick stuff up. Ive been to the Tenement Museum, and I love the fact that theres a woman on a loop and she discusses living in the apartment. So, unfortunately, there arent many people that care that way anymore. Q: And so all these items went upwalked up the stairs and were, carried back down the stairs. And she kept, George, please, go save my house. He said, when he was moving here, he told the people there, he goes, Im moving. So I paid it off and bought it in cash, with the cash. My sister, Frances, got me a nice little apartment in the Bronx, right next to her. So when I get out of the service, I got a job. They are Chinese Chippendale. He was predeceased by his wife of sixty-four years, Marie T. Burke. George grew up in Fishtown and Continue Reading The Old Bermuda Inn. And this is Sarah Dziedzic. They were great. It doesnt happen on the North Shore because were very condensed and its a dense population. Developers. And then when they decided thatthey owned a beautiful house on one of the Keys in Florida. So thats how that all came about. I can get that. Because you could get it through theand once I got involved, I did really, really well.

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