Visiting hours Friday, October 8, 2021 from 4-7 pm in McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home, 1 Summer St. (across from St. Anthony Church), Cohasset, MA. So here I was with all this stuff, sending it home to my family, sending it to my sisters. I was seventeen years with the Air Force. Theyd go in and theyd take the windows out and theyd use the windows, and they destroyed it. Chance of rain 100%. If they brought flowers, it had to be lilacs. So I said, Oh. So that was thatI got that little story. After Burke returned to Staten Island, he purchased and restored two houses and an old restaurant and bar before he was contacted by Bess Seguine in 1981, who had inherited the then-deteriorated Seguine Mansion. Q: Can you tell me about moving the collections here, out of storage and out of your sisters houses into this house? Burke: All that stuff from England? And underneath it was a whole kitchen and dining room that opened out to under the porch. Authorize the publication of the original written obituary with the accompanying photo. And I worked there for quite a while, and I lived in the Bronx. You are to get out. George W. Burke, of Hull, died on Oct. 2. St. Paul's Baptist Church 219 Leah St, Utica, NY 13501. 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. Burke | News | Apr 2016 Funeral Friday for Brenda Carina Soto, 16 "Brenda was full of life, vibrant, intelligent, and beautiful inside and out. Copyright 1998 2023 New York Preservation Archive Project. All the grounds, the stables, everythingthey cant change a thing. He was a US Air Force veteran, a timber cruiser for Georgia Pacific for 35 years, an avid bird . And she said, George, do you know who this is? and with her big Southern accent. Born in Johnson City, TN, he was the son of the . Events You could see with all the houses over here, its gotten very built up. Hes done it for forty-plus years, now its time to give back. And that was a kitchen, and that was bedrooms and a little living room, all up there. We would like to offer our sincere support to anyone coping with grief. Burke: What were the things I did when what? Q: And how did you decide, I guess, how to rebuild? And I went to Hammersmith College. Burke: Im glad I did. Because my house was right across the street from it. They were great. Because back when they built the houses, kitchens were never built in the house. Q: Can you give me an example of one of the things that you worked on together in the house? Daller: Its life estate that he has. Nobody wants to do that. And then when they decided thatthey owned a beautiful house on one of the Keys in Florida. We will miss him dearly but are thankful he will be embraced by his dad George Smith Lindsey and his mom Azasha J. Lindsey, who preceded his death. And were doing this interview in Burkes home, in the Seguine Mansion on the South Shore of Staten Island. And from the garden, you could come back in under the porch and down into the kitchen in the basement. George was an engaged conversationalist and even better listener. The story about the coat that you had from Alaska? Daller: So can you imagine a three room apartment filled to the brim with antiques? And its three little girls sitting on a bench with big baskets of flowers in front of them. Daller: Well, its just the fact that the South Shore has gotten very built-up. But under that porch was the basement. I restored that, and that was an old mansionan old pillar-fronted mansionlooked like the house, similar. Thats ittheres no more of them. I mean, we had clocks, baby-Ben clocks, hanging in apartments. I cant go and say, You know, fifty years ago that was mine, and I never gave it to you. And thats what I called out for was help. Or did you have to just guess and make decisions? But the old lady that lived there was very, very sick. And they were the big windows that lookedand that was a whole, bigjust like here, it was another story. People didnt want it because it had such a reputation as being haunted. And we cant come over here because both of them lived way out in New Jersey, and theyd come every day. And Ed was very good at taking dents and things out of cars and he could spray paint. And you cant control it from the grave. And I got a good price for that. So, I would saywhat was it?the spring, and in the back of the house was the entrance to the cellar with the double doors, where you walked down the stairs, and it was all brick, and it had the doors. She said, George, when she died, she was laid out in the coffin, right in that room, in front of those two windows. Q: and Linda Daller for the New York Preservation Archive Project. One day, he was gone. In fact, I think it was just landmarked wasnt it? And they were big floors. You come out and take over the boys and mens department in the store. I said, Thats fine. And then, on the side of the house in the back, there was a little piece built out. If you are going to stay, you better do this this and this, whatever the hell it was. Theyre going out for the garbage. I said, No, no, no, Im trying to take them. So I took them and I had them all redone and reupholstered, and here they are. George wouldnt want anyone to mourn his life in sorrow, instead, a celebration of life will be held later in 2022. She's up there with some very good company. But the picture in the locket was all crumbled up. Burke kept records of the work, most of which he completed himself and financed the through the sale of his business, the Tidewater Inn. I went around and I got it and shipped it all back home. So I go downstairs. And I took interior design and the history of architecture, and something else. Im giving nothing away. He did so much work for you. Q: Yes. I remember you always loved it and liked it. can stop at any time. And my neighbor across the street, who had lived there forever, she comes over again with a couple of little plants for me. He was born in South Bend, Ind. Its a big plaque on it, its landmarked and everything. Yes, and I had bought the house, but I couldnt have the house and move in until she died. Thats when she said to me, George, go save my house. And I came down and looked at it. Im going to get gifts now because Im staying in the house and Im going to fix it up.. But the one that I remember was a great big brooch. He enjoyed hockey, football, and the beach, but most important to him was family and friends. Daller: Oh, thats exactlyI mean, because that was the reason for getting a board, was to also help get things done. Those stables? Interment will follow at Holly Hills Memorial Continue Reading Well, the paintings and the small stuff like thatthat like that mirror and those paintings and all that stuffthat was all the little stuff. In fact, he was just a few years older than I, and wasnt it last year we were trying to locate him? That was Mrs., what was her name? Burke: Well, look at the mansion! That is the only thing that worries methat the house will be stripped. Prayers for strength and comfort for Kelley and Julie and all your family. So I went up with Father Tom and I had to take care of all those Eskimos, if any of them got sick or hurt this or that. And it was the most amazing party. Yes, he helped me with the colors, and this and that, and what I should getgood orientals for the floor, which I had but they werent these. This was all field, all the way up, and she used to turn the horses loose on all the fields out there. He was 63. And when I seen it all over there, and when I seen the British people were poor as church mice, they were selling everything. William A. And think about it. Daller: And when he wasnt doing that, he was horseback riding because he loved to ride and thats kind of segued himself to the Seguine House and to Bess. He was predeceased by his wife of sixty-four years, Marie T. Burke. Then I decided, well, Im going to get myself a nice apartment. And then the people that moved out left a bunch of old furniture, and these were the two that they left. I dont know what it is. Q: Okay, all of that. So I got this on the front porch somewhere, nailed to the house, butdoesnt matter. And, oh, nobefore then, when I had moved in, I had moved in, and the house had been empty for years. And, well, lets face it, they never had any hot water over there at all. 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. So I went down and I just went around and everything I seenall the stuff you see hanging in this house, most of it come from me going around and wheeling and dealing in, you might as well say, the black market. And we recognized Mario at the event. Burke: Oh, when I bought the house, everybody told me, Oh, what are you buying that old crap for? Well, I didnt say I bought it because I got it practically for nothing because they couldnt get rid of it. And then the Eric woke up, and I said, Well, I dont know. Q: Today is November 9, 2021. That was the most beautiful mansion. Daller: It just went right out of my head! Burke: I had a beautiful big old house in Tottenville that I loved. 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. A reception will follow the services at the funeral home. But you do have Chris thats upstairs that lives in the servants quarters. Kitchens were always built in a house outside by themself, and a breezeway going to the house, because the kitchens would always burn down. Well, what are we talking about? Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. 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. Daller: At least the property itself, because when you stood outside, I mean, you couldnt see anything. Lookit, I saved the police station and the two buildings next to the police station. Daller: The stables. And he kept up with him, up until the time Mario passed away. [laughs] But, itll be here. . Im gonna save it, its a gorgeous house!. Mom, you own the house, you own at least part of it, or half of it. George was a graduate of Hanover High School, Class of 1976 and entered the US Navy. on March 5, 1934. Burke: But I forgot what the other two things where. But it doesnt work that way. Theyre all McMansions. You can go and look and read about anything about the South Shore of Staten Island. Burke: Like a locket. And that was a couple people from Tottenville, caused all that. Lots of photos, costs, everything. Obituaries Kenneth David Burke of Woburn, St.George . And my brother Bill and my brother Ed decided to go into an automobile repair shop. Burke: After I had the house, then I got the big pieces of furniture. George was synonymous with Double Trouble, extremely knowledgeable aboutitsnature, history, and folklore. Share Obituary. 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. So I went around and looked and looked and I said, You know, I could open a restaurant. And I walked around and I found a couple of nice places. Tell me when you want me to start. And right outside the window right here, is a great big round, thing thats all brickgreat big round thing, big as this room, covered-overand thats where all the water from the drain pipe from the roof would go in there and fill it, and it was called a cistern, and that was connected to the kitchen downstairs. But because I was military, the military shippedwhen they moved me, they moved all my stuff. 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. And in the meantime, I made a couple of little investments and they turned out very well for me. All that gorgeous porcelain, like the Flower Sellers Childrenits a big piece like that. I wanted to ask about the Equestrian Center. She said shell keep the doors locked and call Linda if anybody wants to get in and take anything out. And there were two windows, like this. And that was the end of them. So thats how that all came about. Last Name "Burke" Rochester, NY Bartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home, Inc. - Rochester Wednesday, October 5, 2022 Add Photos 1 Memory George Washington Burke George Washington Burke, 86,. Burke: Yes. 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. She had a caretaker or she had a woman that took care of her, or something. I mean, how did you decide what to purchase, what to collect? And I didnt realize it because I was always working. Help NYPAP document and celebrate NYCs preservation movement. And, of course, being in the military and traveling with them, the government shipped all my stuff that I bought and picked upshipped it all back to America for me. And he did the big sofa in there, didnt he? I dont know if it ever took off. Burke: Yes, she held the mortgage on it. And the fact that somebody could save a house like this, and want to show it to people, and let people hear about the history behind it? Q: And you said that you restored the garden there too? And then finally she sold the house and she bought a beautiful place in Greenwich Village and moved to Greenwich Village. Well, he didnt want the bull with the little girl. And getting an American Dollar from being in the service, getting my payeven though it wasnt that muchbut at that time, over there, it was worth a fortune. And I loved it. So theres no more Scalamandr, I dont think, is there? Oh god, that was a gorgeous mansion. And I finally got to meet Mrs. Seguine because she had stables at that time. Burke: Of course, Id been in Alaska for all that time. So all the big mansions were built with outside kitchens. Early life [ edit] Marshall was born in Plainfield, New Jersey. That was a shame. Burke, who knew of the home and property from the time when he was a child, was committed to the challenge. So I had all my goodies packed in a box, getting ready to go. Hes been maintaining it for forty-plus years. And the White Party we do in order to take care of doing cleanup on the lawn, doing any kind of plantings, or anything, because he did it all the years. 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. Burke: One was a necklace with a heart on it. And if you went around with Mario Buatta, that was like going with the President of the United States. Daller: I think weve touched on everything, really. George: Oh, I knew the Seguines for years. [laughs]. So itll be part of Staten Island that people, maybe fifty years from now when theres not a spot left, theyll all come out and theyll look and say, Wow, this is what it used to be.. The woodwork, the moldings, the parquet floors. So I said, The hell with this. Burke: I think that waswhod ya call-it got me involved with that. And with the money that I made from there, I put it right back in the building. And places on Staten Island are being destroyed every minute of the dayyou find another house is goingand its happening in all the boroughs! Daller: You met some interesting people there. Okay. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of. And I could turn the horses loose and theyd keep all the fields cut and mowed, you know? 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. Were going to this estate. George Harry Burke, age 76, departed this life and entered his eternal Heavenly home on September 17, 2021. Then I was down in Florida for a while and Im wondering, Well, what in the hell am I going to do in Florida? What was I? And he was so good. Burke: But everything will stay here exactly as it is, because if its going to be a museum, people are not going to come in and look at empty walls. So it was fascinating. I could make another funeral parlor out of that. And I said, No, lets not make a funeral parlor. Because he paid for the entire outside himself. So Id go up there and Id say, Ed, Adriana, what do you got? Well, we got some old fabric, out of date fabric. Give it to me! And Id take 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. Q: Is there somebody in particular that you work with for reupholstery or restorations? Burke: Well, most of the stuff in the house, he worked with me. And the people that lived there, they got a little too old to stay there. And they said, Oh my god, George, what are you Oh, and who else was that? And I invested in a couple of things. So I gave it to them. There were some gorgeous mansions. I forgottheres ten acres that is landmarked now. Its still there in Port Richmond. And then when I went looking for myhis name was Joinerand everybody was saying, Well, Sergeant Joiner is leaving, Sergeant Joiner is leaving. And I never thought much of it. Daller: Thats a story you should share, about the lilacs and the lady. A little planning now makes a big difference later. Wed go down through the junk yards and whatnot. Burke: So, in other words, fifty years from now, if someone wants to learn about the house, they can find out. Burke: Yes. And the whole big building used to be a big private home, and then they had made it into a restaurant. And Im glad I did what I did, about just giving it to the National Historic Trust. So I went out and I said toI had two roommates, and I said to my roommates, Wheres my box? And they said Oh, well, Sergeant Joiner came in and took it. I said, Oh, no! I went running out. Read more about the life story of George and share your memory. Most of the furniture thats hereI never furnished the house until I owned it. 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 she kept, George, please, go save my house. So coming back to it was a change. And that was nothing but a little house that caught firewas just a little, little house. Some mixed winter precipitation possible. Burke: Yes. He had been an auto mechanic at Berky's Auto Service in Freehold Township for the past 20 years. Daller: Plus the fact, it cost a fortune to take away the manure. They cant do anything. Thats why I did what I did, because I figured that if anything ever happens to me, all of this, now, will have to stay as it is. He resided in Cumberland for the past 48 years. Its a beautiful house. And what they did is they bought a whole fleet of old taxis. So my mother decided she would make it into a two-family, and rent out one part of it. I know everything, what to do. And I was in the medical department, worked in the operating room. Everything has to be environmentally done properly, so by the time you figure it out, youre spending more money, when youre making no money because you have no horses. Burke: Greek revival. And then, on the third floor, which was in the mansard roof, that was all the servants quarters. So I rented the apartment next door, and I broke a hole in the wall. George J. Burke Obituary It is with great sadness that we announce the death of George J. Burke (Rochester, New York), who passed away on October 17, 2022, at the age of 76, leaving to mourn family and friends. madonna album sales worldwide soldiers and sailors memorial auditorium events jeffrey disick death brightness of a colour crossword clue 4 letters nba 2k22 lakers all . Daller: That was the house that had ghosts. Burke: And that was called the Tidewater Inn. A couple of years ago, I painted them this color, didnt I? 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. My brother, he come in and he said, What are you, nuts? Obituary. But I had all that money! Must have been twelve big columns, it was, oh! You couldnt tell what it was. And whats going on up the street here now? Q: [laughs] How did you figure out what needed to be done with the house? 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. And she used to drink all the whiskey like crazy. Thank you so much. Special thanks to The Peggy N and Roger G Gerry Charitable Trust for their support to complete this initiative. I should really do something to save it. And it just was luck that I had just sold a real estate deal and made a lot of money. Burke: So then I gave it to the Historic House Trust of New York. Unfortunately. Because I certainlyI never passed up a bargain. And Bill moved in, and he stayed there for quite a while. And I said, What in the hell is this doing in my house? So I opened up the lid and there was this old lady laying in there, with this big lace collar around her neck, and her hair was puffed up behind her head, like that, was all gray. They were gorgeous. Funeral service is at Acton Baptist Church, September 22, 2021, at 2:00pm. Oh, God, it was gorgeous. A rosary service will occur Wednesday, October 27, 2021 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM . I open the door to the parlor. My big old Victorian house is saved, and thats still there. So thank you. These are those Persian carpets. Q: So part of why it closed was because. 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. What are we gonna do here? So he said, Well, I really love doing this, George. And I said, Okay, John, thats fine. Q: So about this house, I wanted to ask about the Friends of the Seguine Mansion. Jerry Allen Burke, Sr. - Beloved Father & Grandfather "Papaw". The roof was shot because the old guy that was caretaker here, he used to walk around on the roof and watch all the boats in the harbor.