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Lloyd Merrit Burke

Male 1898 - 1956  (58 years)


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  • Name Lloyd Merrit Burke 
    Born 20 May 1898 
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Sep 1956  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2754  Rossville
    Last Modified 9 May 2018 

    Family Helen Marie Hesse Burke,   b. 5 Dec 1901,   d. 22 Jul 1957  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 2 Apr 1922 
    Children 
     1. Lloyd Burke, Jr.
     2. Helen Marie Burke
    Last Modified 17 May 2016 08:53:47 
    Family ID F935  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Burke, Lloyd
    Obituary- Burke, Lloyd
    Man 68, killed by shotgun blast
    Topeka --Lloyd Merrit Burke, 68, died Thurs. at Rossville from a self-inflicted shotgun wound, Sheriff Allen Engler said. Burke was fund in the driveway of a lumber yard operated by his brother-in-law, Bill Hesse.
    Engler said Burke left letters in his car to a son, Hesse and the Salina postmaster. The sheriff said Burke had been living in a Topeka trailer court. Engler said Burke fired a 16 gauge shotgun into his mouth.
    Funeral services were held Saturday at the Parker Funeral home with burial at Rossville cemetery.
    Note: Headstone lists middle name as Merritt