George Rodger Burkley
George Rodger Burkley, age 86, resident of 25297 State Hwy 6 & 19, died at
his home on Monday, February 18, 2013 from natural causes. Born in LeBoeuf
Township, Erie County, PA on April 12, 1926, George was a son of the late
Ivan Edward Burkley and Elizabeth Marie Takacs Burkley. On December 31, 1951
he married the former Margaret Pruett and she preceded him in death on
September 22, 2003.
Following graduation from Cambridge Springs High School, George entered the
US Army Air Force serving his country during the Second World War and being
discharged in 1946. In 1949, he became employed by Moody Engineering
Corporation and traveled to various parts of the country as an inspector in
quality control. From 1960 until 1970, George continued to work for Moody in
Japan. Returning to Cambridge Springs, George remained with Moody for
several years and was sent to other nations for short periods of time.
Retiring from the Company in 1977, George became employed by Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation and was a heavy equipment operator until his
final retirement in 1991.
Surviving George is a son - Rodger Burkley and his wife, Bonnie of Stow, MA
and a daughter - Kimberly Kopystecki of North East; three grandchildren -
Gregory Sadler, Ryan Edward Burkley, and Lauren Burkley; and a sister- Emma
Cox of Goodlettsville, TN.
Friends may call at the Van Matre Family Funeral Home in Cambridge Springs
on Sunday evening from 6:00 to 8:00. Funeral services will be held there
8:00 p.m. Interment will be in Cambridge Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be given to Cambridge Springs Volunteer Fire Dept., 302
Venango Ave., Camb.Spgs or Cambridge Area Volunteer Ambulance Service, 202
Venango Ave., Cambridge Springs, PA 16403.
George Rodger Burkley, age 86, resident of 25297 State Hwy 6 & 19, died at
his home on Monday, February 18, 2013 from natural causes. Born in LeBoeuf
Township, Erie County, PA on April 12, 1926, George was a son of the late
Ivan Edward Burkley and Elizabeth Marie Takacs Burkley. On December 31, 1951
he married the former Margaret Pruett and she preceded him in death on
September 22, 2003.
Following graduation from Cambridge Springs High School, George entered the
US Army Air Force serving his country during the Second World War and being
discharged in 1946. In 1949, he became employed by Moody Engineering
Corporation and traveled to various parts of the country as an inspector in
quality control. From 1960 until 1970, George continued to work for Moody in
Japan. Returning to Cambridge Springs, George remained with Moody for
several years and was sent to other nations for short periods of time.
Retiring from the Company in 1977, George became employed by Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation and was a heavy equipment operator until his
final retirement in 1991.
Surviving George is a son - Rodger Burkley and his wife, Bonnie of Stow, MA
and a daughter - Kimberly Kopystecki of North East; three grandchildren -
Gregory Sadler, Ryan Edward Burkley, and Lauren Burkley; and a sister- Emma
Cox of Goodlettsville, TN.
Friends may call at the Van Matre Family Funeral Home in Cambridge Springs
on Sunday evening from 6:00 to 8:00. Funeral services will be held there
8:00 p.m. Interment will be in Cambridge Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be given to Cambridge Springs Volunteer Fire Dept., 302
Venango Ave., Camb.Spgs or Cambridge Area Volunteer Ambulance Service, 202
Venango Ave., Cambridge Springs, PA 16403.
George Rodger Burkley
George Rodger Burkley, age 86, resident of 25297 State Hwy 6 & 19, died at
his home on Monday, February 18, 2013 from natural causes. Born in LeBoeuf
Township, Erie County, PA on April 12, 1926, George was a son of the late
Ivan Edward Burkley and Elizabeth Marie Takacs Burkley. On December 31, 1951
he married the former Margaret Pruett and she preceded him in death on
September 22, 2003.
Following graduation from Cambridge Springs High School, George entered the
US Army Air Force serving his country during the Second World War and being
discharged in 1946. In 1949, he became employed by Moody Engineering
Corporation and traveled to various parts of the country as an inspector in
quality control. From 1960 until 1970, George continued to work for Moody in
Japan. Returning to Cambridge Springs, George remained with Moody for
several years and was sent to other nations for short periods of time.
Retiring from the Company in 1977, George became employed by Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation and was a heavy equipment operator until his
final retirement in 1991.
Surviving George is a son - Rodger Burkley and his wife, Bonnie of Stow, MA
and a daughter - Kimberly Kopystecki of North East; three grandchildren -
Gregory Sadler, Ryan Edward Burkley, and Lauren Burkley; and a sister- Emma
Cox of Goodlettsville, TN.
Friends may call at the Van Matre Family Funeral Home in Cambridge Springs
on Sunday evening from 6:00 to 8:00. Funeral services will be held there
8:00 p.m. Interment will be in Cambridge Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be given to Cambridge Springs Volunteer Fire Dept., 302
Venango Ave., Camb.Spgs or Cambridge Area Volunteer Ambulance Service, 202
Venango Ave., Cambridge Springs, PA 16403.
George Rodger Burkley, age 86, resident of 25297 State Hwy 6 & 19, died at
his home on Monday, February 18, 2013 from natural causes. Born in LeBoeuf
Township, Erie County, PA on April 12, 1926, George was a son of the late
Ivan Edward Burkley and Elizabeth Marie Takacs Burkley. On December 31, 1951
he married the former Margaret Pruett and she preceded him in death on
September 22, 2003.
Following graduation from Cambridge Springs High School, George entered the
US Army Air Force serving his country during the Second World War and being
discharged in 1946. In 1949, he became employed by Moody Engineering
Corporation and traveled to various parts of the country as an inspector in
quality control. From 1960 until 1970, George continued to work for Moody in
Japan. Returning to Cambridge Springs, George remained with Moody for
several years and was sent to other nations for short periods of time.
Retiring from the Company in 1977, George became employed by Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation and was a heavy equipment operator until his
final retirement in 1991.
Surviving George is a son - Rodger Burkley and his wife, Bonnie of Stow, MA
and a daughter - Kimberly Kopystecki of North East; three grandchildren -
Gregory Sadler, Ryan Edward Burkley, and Lauren Burkley; and a sister- Emma
Cox of Goodlettsville, TN.
Friends may call at the Van Matre Family Funeral Home in Cambridge Springs
on Sunday evening from 6:00 to 8:00. Funeral services will be held there
8:00 p.m. Interment will be in Cambridge Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be given to Cambridge Springs Volunteer Fire Dept., 302
Venango Ave., Camb.Spgs or Cambridge Area Volunteer Ambulance Service, 202
Venango Ave., Cambridge Springs, PA 16403.
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