Catherine Gertrude "Gertie" Burke

Services: A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at 10:30 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, MD. Interment will follow in Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, MD. Visitation: The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 from 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD. Catherine Gertrude “Gertie” Burke, 89, of Bowie, MD., passed away on October 5, 2013 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on May 28, 1924 in Hollywood, MD, she was the daughter of the late Leo Aloysius and Violet Frances Johnson Lathroum. Catherine was the loving wife of William Chester Burke whom she married in Temple Hills, MD on December 11, 1963, and who preceded her in death on November 22, 1969. Gertie is survived by her children; Sally Ann Higgs of Schwenksville, PA., Sherry Lee Wood of Mechanicsville, MD., 6 Grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren. Catherine is also survived by her siblings; Lillian Anderson of Abell, MD., Theresa (Bootie) Knight of Loveville, MD., Wallace Lathroum, Leo A. (Beanie) Lathroum both of Leonardtown, MD, James (Jimmy) Lathroum of Abell, MD and Mary C, Kelley of Compton, MD. She is preceded in death by her children; Francis Leroy Higgs, and James Anthony Higgs, siblings; Estelle Farrell, Agnes (Doll) Card, Helen Eckerd, and Margaret C. Quade. Catherine graduated from Margaret Brent High School, and was a Homemaker. Catherine was a member of the Moose, she enjoyed working in her yard, planting flowers, gardening, playing cards, dancing, and helping neighbors. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 from 9:30 Am – 10:30 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD. A Funeral Service will be held on October 9, 2013 at 10:30 Am in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Bill Nickerson officiating. Interment will follow in Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, MD. Pallbearers will be Norris Windsor, Eric Fleming, Bobby Farrell, Danny Greenwell, Wayne Burroughs, and Rick Wood. In lieu of flowers Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Ryken High School 22600 Camp Calvert Road Leonardtown, MD 20650.