Would you? Its unreal! Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice. So all the big mansions were built with outside kitchens. We had beautiful stuff in our home, all the time. Constantly. Daller: Well, you did at a certain point, because you have a lot of photos. Daller: And that house was beautiful. Burke: Oh, when I was a kid, we lived in Annandale. I went to grammar school and high school here. Its been so long now. Q: Was that here in the house? Q: So about this house, I wanted to ask about the Friends of the Seguine Mansion. Daller: Well he formed that, thats the board. She's up there with some very good company. I had no idea that that was it, when I bought the house or anything. Burke: Yes, and I had a beautiful apartment for years in St. George. Hell utilize every room of the house. I bet. Dont forget I, for yearsin London, I went to university. . Well. Yes, Mrs. Mackey. So coming back to it was a change. If you give me a big helping hand here. I said, You know, I dont make that much money. You werent on Staten Island. And underneath it was a whole kitchen and dining room that opened out to under the porch. She was a very good friend of mine, a really pretty lady. Wed go down through the junk yards and whatnot. In fact, he was just a few years older than I, and wasnt it last year we were trying to locate him? The stables, everything has to remain the same. One day, he was gone. Burke: Yes. And we used to say, Wow, wonder who lives there? This whole corneryou could stand and see the street out there, so this whole corner was rebuilt. Q: Was that house that you restored in a similar condition as this house? You want to have someone living in it, you cant have an empty house. Unfortunately, you got to find environmentalists, theyve got to look for things and theyve got to point things out. They couldnt handle it, the clientele that came in. And I could turn the horses loose and theyd keep all the fields cut and mowed, you know? So I bought it. More beautiful than peoples houses. And there was French doors that went out from the basement under the porch. In fact, her husband was a big-wig. I think I got the two of them for five bucks or something like that. And that was nothing but a little house that caught firewas just a little, little house. Its down in Tottenville, beautifully done. My big old Victorian house is saved, and thats still there. He was born on July 24, 1929 in Lakehurst. Obituaries | La Qua Brothers Funeral Home Obituary for Jerry Burke Sr. | George C. Lima Funeral Home, Inc. Burke: And Im leaving everything thats in the houseits staying. Save my house. And I thought, Oh, shit. I was down on the beach one day, I forgot what were doing. And their mansion, the White people that owned SS White, the White family, owned right across the creek, there, where the Captains Quarters [private development] are. Is there anything, you think? I moved in the house, and I would come in the house, and right in the front hallway, you could always smell lilacs. I took forty-four big trees down in the front field just so you could clear the front and see the house. Burke: All that stuff from England? Q: And you said that you restored the garden there too? First thing I started with was the basement because it had four-foot of water in it. I said, Gee, look at these chairs. And they said, Yes, look at them. Oh god, that was a gorgeous mansion. The walkway going to the beach, its still there, where the house was. Check your settings when you are happy with your print preview press the print icon below. He worked by himself. I mean, I couldnt do stuff like that all the other stuff I could do. Q: Yes. George "Sonnyman" Preston Burke | Obituaries | thefacts.com Daller: A lot of the paintings came from Europe, though. Kristopher M. Burke Obituary It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Kristopher M. Burke of Raquette Lake, New York, who passed away on February 12, 2023, at the age of 31, leaving to mourn family and friends. But alls I know, they closed in New York and they moved out there. And so they lost it. That was her name. George: Oh, I knew the Seguines for years. Copyright 1998 2023 New York Preservation Archive Project. So that was the reason we chose to do a White Party. Daller: Oh, I dont know. Daller: Yes. He was incurring all the expenses. And he was so good. But I had all that money! If you want to come, behave yourselves. Luis was great. Id bring her bottles of whiskey and shed say, Listen, George, Im going to an estate for saleeverything in it is going! Either you buy me out, or I buy you out. And he did the big sofa in there, didnt he? Daller: Yes, well, thats what we just said, yes. Im sure some will. And then I was able to get all my stuff out of storage and out of peoples homes where I stored them, and furnished the house and moved and lived in the whole house, took care of it. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. So most of the stuff is Victorianturn of the century and Victorian. Daller: Oh, yes. But thats what that was. Theyre getting rid of everything! And then you could walk under the porch out into the garden. Obituary | George Anderson Lindsey | Collins-Burke Funeral Home, Inc. I bought those in Germany. He was a US Air Force veteran, a timber cruiser for Georgia Pacific for 35 years, an avid bird . Born on August 15, 1925, she was the daughter to the late William Harold and Marie Trentman. The Old Bermuda Inn. Burke: Yes, but just think of that gorgeous, bigthe mansion that this was their farmhouse, up the street here, that was gorgeous. And I said, well, Im going to retire. Daller: Mm-hmm. So I moved into the house here. And think about it. Lets keep fighting it, because there was no way to fight. Q: I mean, I live in a small apartment, so what is it like to live in a kind of museum quality home? A reception will follow the services at the funeral home. When did it start to feel done? Now, this is a portrait of Joseph Seguine. And thats where she was. She said, You saw her in your dream. I said, Holy shit, I said, you think that was her? She said, It could have been her. I said, Then she went like that and chased me out of her house. She said, That was her. Things like that? And these roofs had big arches, like this. 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. Interment will follow at Holly Hills Memorial Park. My father was in the political-end, and he was in Borough Hall and everything like that. So she finally died. Daller: Well, remember how much it took to paint the whole house, and how you had to paint sections of it? And now theyre buildingI havent seen it, but Linda says its a huge house theyre building. He was 70 years old. Anyway, I said, Oh boy, did I have a scary dream. I told her my dream. Oh, we were crabbing. I wanted to know some more details about the life tenancy. Planning for the inevitable is a gift. I was maybe nineteen, twentysomething like that. And one day I got a call from Mrs. Seguine. From what youve described, the different places that have been demolished over the years were extremely different from each other. I spent enough time breaking my back. Q: Yes. George was a graduate of Hanover High School, Class of 1976 and entered the US Navy. 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. And I want somebody to take care of it. Youd have to see the house to see what Im talking about. I just repainted. I found a beautiful place in Tottenville and I opened it and called it the Tidewater Inn. Id love that old house. I said, But Bess, I said your houseI dont know about saving it. Your email will not be used for any other purpose. Of course, when I bought the house, that was all weeds growing up among the bricks. 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. Burke: Yes, I paid off this house. But he did a lot of the work for you. Or you can do a small whatever. Redblacks GM Burke keeping an open mind about first overall pick in '23 (George), Charles Trentman "Trent" Burleson; grandchildren, Amy Elizabeth Walker (Bradley), Amanda Marie . And they were slate, the roof, and by walking on the slates, they broke and they slid off, and wherever they slid off, the rain poured through because it was holes. Burke: And what is a shame islike, you take [one of our former boarders], she has two horses that she used to keep here all the time. Dear brother of Alice McGrath, the late Thomas Burke, the late James Burke, and the late Dorothy Milligan. And I was a medic. March 1, 2023 10:52am. But the picture in the locket was all crumbled up. When I was over there looking at their house. So I gave it to them. . Q: Can you give me an example of one of the things that you worked on together in the house? Formal gardens, stablesstables that you could live in. Thats what I wanted. Age 88. Thats the only way to explain it. And he asked me would I be interested in working for him out here on Staten Island. Burke: So that should pretty well cover it, I think. He loved his family and is survived by his oldest brother, David Burke; his children, Tracy Burke and Davey Rathel; nephew/like-a-son David Burke and wife Mary; his granddaughters, Ashley and Samantha Rathel; his greatest niece, Ashlea Burke; great-grandson Grayson Scott; and numerous other nieces/nephews, great-nieces/nephews, family, and close friends.George will be remembered by his loved ones for being facetious, generous, his love for racing and classic country music, Double Trouble, and of course having a good time. And then upstairs was like a big balcony above that porch. Everybody had left, and Bess and Marge were there, and Bess said to me, George, sit down. It has to stay exactly as an old plantation house. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of. George was born on January 7, 1936 in Union City, New Jersey, and grew up in Jersey City. And we were great gardeners and she had always come over in the spring, and she gave me little cuttings of all the flowers, and the different things. Nobody wants to do that. Burke: Okay. But the one that I remember was a great big brooch. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, from 6pm until 8pm at Wiley Funeral Home. But he was excellent. Are you still interested? And I said, Well, of course I am. And they copied that from France, because thats what it was, it was the French mansard. So I got this on the front porch somewhere, nailed to the house, butdoesnt matter. I would have saved it. In lieu of flowers, donations to honor George may be made to Tunnels to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306. Christ, we had a good time. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War, a 1946 graduate of East Syracuse High School and Central City Business Institute (CCBI). Its empty. (732) 462-0101 mail@claytonfuneralhome.com 100 Elton-Adelphia Road (Rt. Id come back up and I could still smell it in the hallway. Burke: Mario Buatta got me into all of that. 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. And I hope whoever is in charge of itLinda will probably be here in charge! And I saved quite a bit of money. Its a big plaque on it, its landmarked and everything. And I miss all those horses. George W. Burke, age 63, of Hull, entered into eternal rest on October 2, 2021. Burke: the Historic House people did give me a big bronze plaque to put on the front of it. Burke: Ed. Burke: One was a necklace with a heart on it. They tore down those two nice little cottages that were there. George F. Burke | Obituaries | fhtimes.com - Fountain Hills Times She said shell keep the doors locked and call Linda if anybody wants to get in and take anything out. And the backyard is beautiful. What is a shame is some of the mansionsthe really, really ornate mansions that were torn down. And I made a lot of money. Photos of George Burke | Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home - Proudly Se. Probably. When I bought it, I didnt know what was that ones house. Q: [Laughs] Yes. But I dont remember seeing the main house. And so I had all that stuff in my apartment. Will they appreciate it? George proudly served his country from 1977 through 1982. When his appeal over the orders restraining attendance at the school was before the Court of Appeal on February 16th, the court's president, Mr Justice George Birmingham, warned Mr Burke any . But that was a condo. 02025. And then I what else? Obituary: George W. Burke The Hull Times Let the family know who you are using our sign-in form