Edwin J and Rose Burke

Rosemary (Werner) Burke was born on November 4, 1898 in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin United States, and died at age 91 years old on January 17, 1990 in Waukesha, Waukesha County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rosemary (Werner) Burke.

Father Lawrence died when Eddy was 2, suspected brain aneurysm resulting in a fall from a streetcar on his way to work. Mother Katie institutionalized so Eddy & brother John were raised by Margaret (Burke)Lynch their father’s sister in Wauwatosa. Test drove Harley Davidson motorcycles in his youth.Was a truck driver for city of Milwaukee. Was a quick wit. Wintered in Florida with an Airstream. Built a cottage on Fox river between Omro & in the 1960’s