Most of them were little things. So I moved into the front parlor room, there. Theres a bunch of little houses now built all along through their gardens. Its still there, you can see it. So they went into repairing things. But it looked like an attic with the roof like that and everything. Then upstairs, was all the bedrooms. And I was in the medical department, worked in the operating room. And everyone became extremely close. But the only thing was it was too small. And so they lost it. And then the Historic House Trust will use it as well to understand whats important to you about maintaining the house. Obituary of James George Burke By NCS Import Jan 28, 2019 James George Burke, loving husband and father, passed away at home in Grass Valley, California on January 17, 2019. So the next day, Im up and Im outside. But those things, I couldnt. Im only a salesman in a department store. I said, and its going to take a lot of money to put that house back together. She said, Well, Im going to help you all I can. And I said, But why would I fix a house I didnt own? And she said, Well, why dont we talk about that. She said, If youre interested in buying it, I will make the arrangements that you can own it. What the woman who was caretaking her, what she had to do was constantly keep lilacs next to the bed. But I dreamt it and I knew every single thing about it. People: Mario Buatta, Luis Caizares, Linda Daller, John Krawchuck, James and Kathleen Pistilli, Adriana Scalamandr, John Scalia, Elizabeth Bess Seguine Aug, Joseph Seguine, Organizations: Friends of the Seguine Mansion, Historic House Trust, House of Scalamandr, NYC Departments of Parks and Recreation, Sherwin-Williams, U.S. Air Force, Places: Annandale, Hammersmith College, Port Richmond, Old Bermuda Inn, Saks Fifth Avenue, Seguine Mansion, St. George, Staten Island, Tidewater Inn, Tottenville, The New York Preservation Archive Project. So thats my uncles hope for it as well. He was an old craftsman from the other side. You know, everybody knew him, and everybody, wow. Its still there. They talk about Tottenville, its all McMansions. Everything has changed, all the old houses are torn down. https://www.nypap.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/BurkeGeorge_20211109_access_redacted.mp3. What the hell is this? All of a sudden, she went, Youre in my house, and get out! Holy Christ. He is also survived by nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins; and many additional relatives. 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. That was all what she had in mind! I was maybe nineteen, twentysomething like that. Q: [Laughs] Yes. The importance of saying "I love you" during COVID-19, Effective ways of dealing with the grieving process, Solutions to show your sympathy safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. I dont think anythings missing? Q: Well, tell me about getting started on this house. And I wanted these little chairs tufted but he had passed away before he could get around to tuft. And Ed was very good at taking dents and things out of cars and he could spray paint. But they hadnt been there, maybe five, six years, and I guess they decided, Oh! Daller: But it was the thing with the lilacs smell. The story about the coat that you had from Alaska? Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. can stop at any time. Hes been maintaining it for forty-plus years. You got to get out. So we moved to Florida. You could ask for their house and youd get it. George: Oh, I knew the Seguines for years. I put the post on it up under the floor where the newer posts in the staircase was upstairs, and then, when I took the jack away, it sat on the post. And she was living here all by herself. Daller: Well, its just the fact that the South Shore has gotten very built-up. Developers. I know the Port Richmond store you just bought. Daily Obituaries. To send flowers So it didnt matter. I mean, I couldnt do stuff like that all the other stuff I could do. I fixed it up. She was married to her late husband, Joseph F. Burke, Sr. of Mahanoy City for 69 years. Daller: We really cant give you any details on that. All these empty buildings and things. And one day. Print Friendly Version. All the way to the Great Kills Harbor. Q: Yes. And, well, lets face it, they never had any hot water over there at all. Q: Was that here in the house? Early life [ edit] Marshall was born in Plainfield, New Jersey. George Frederick Burke, honored husband, father and grandfather, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. Burke: Its never finished! Interment will follow at Holly Hills Memorial Park. Burke: And Im leaving everything thats in the houseits staying. George was an engaged conversationalist and even better listener. They cant build houses on it. Its a real pretty smell. She said, Yes, its lilacs. She said Mrs. Whatever-her-name-was always had to have lilacs. He cant do this anymore. Everybody came in to a coldwater flat in the Bronx and walked in amazed because theyve never seen anything like that. The oldwhat the hell was itgrocery store. In 1964, he settled in Union Beach. Loving father of Sharon Burke. Formal gardens, stablesstables that you could live in. Burke: Yes. And I worked there for quite a while, and I lived in the Bronx. And, oh, nobefore then, when I had moved in, I had moved in, and the house had been empty for years. Daller: And that house was beautiful. And there was nobody but my mother and I now, living in our house. Nobody wants to do that. (George), Charles Trentman "Trent" Burleson; grandchildren, Amy Elizabeth Walker (Bradley), Amanda Marie . My father was in the political-end, and he was in Borough Hall and everything like that. I bought another restaurant, didnt I? Q: Thank you for that story. It was gorgeous and very ornatewas very, very much like Greek Revival. So it just became a moot point. Always, in that vase in the hall. And I want somebody to take care of it. So they. George D. "Doug" Burke, 91, a lifelong resident of Point Pleasant passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. So I run downstairs. Unbelievable. 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: We lived several places. Eric. And then he got married and moved in with his wife. But I had all that money! I forgot whose house it was. I mean, its just normal living in a normal house. He said, What in the hell youre buying this old piece of shit for? He said, Is it insured? I said, Yes, I took big insurance on it. He said, Good. Burke: Oh, it was a relationship over whole period. Thats the usual setup, I think, for historic houses. Theres none of the spirits. Burke: Oh, I loved her. And they repaired all these taxis, repainted them, and then sold them all to Cuba. I have questions about closets too! Family and friends are coming together online to create a special keepsake. And that makes more sense to people when they see something. Burke: Scalia. You werent allowed to buy much because it was worth a fortune over there to the general public, to the British. Daller: But he has albums upstairs, photos. In lieu of flowers, donations to honor George may be made to Tunnels to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306. Big fluted columns with big Corinthian capitals on them. And I went to Hammersmith College. George had one sibling: Virginia K Burke. I could make another funeral parlor out of that. And I said, No, lets not make a funeral parlor. I started with the basement. Its all stay in here. Lets stay friends. Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina P. Burke, all of Hull. I bought those in Germany. And right there in front of the windows was a coffin with all the flowers around it and everything. Q: [laughs] How did you figure out what needed to be done with the house? "Bill" Maczko, Jr., 76, of Smock, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023. And it was the most amazing party. So there wasnt a lot of time spent here. What a damn dream, there she was, laying in her coffin there, with her finger at me. Burke: Oh, it was all overgrown with undergrowth. But I restored all that. Jim was born on July 16, 1948 in Santa Rosa, California, to William and Jane (Santich) Burke. Burke: Oh god. And I went in and I noticed my big box was gone. And in the back of the house, its still there, is aChrist, it must be half the size of this roomis a huge, huge lilac bush. And with that money, I restored most of the house. Oh my god. Theyre deciding they want to build, so they tear down and build. Put through the years, people recognized it and everything. They are Chinese Chippendale. Q: And did you keep records of the restoration process? But alls I know, they closed in New York and they moved out there. Mrs. Mackey. And it was very much built like this house. I found three things like that. Funeral arrangement under the care ofEannace Funeral Home Inc. Rain. 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. And they added this big dining room to the other side of the house. Q: Well, Im pretty much at the end of my questions. Its a big plaque on it, its landmarked and everything. You cant ride on the street. They were some kind of jewelry like that but I dont remember what it was. And there was a whole other floor, another story, and its built with the French style, in the French mansard. I want to go back and ask for some more details about your childhood. Joyce burke Huffman and George Burke Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Judy Golson Williams Martindale, TX Doris was a wonderful friend and nurse and we are going to miss her and her humor. Where were you stationed and what was it like? So here I was with all this stuff, sending it home to my family, sending it to my sisters. And you can put it together and fix it. William A. And he did the big sofa in there, didnt he? I said, Well, the only one I know that talked like that is Bess Seguine. She said, Well, this is me. I said, What is it, Bess? She said, I want you to come and save my house. I said, Are you kidding, Bess? I said, as a kid growing up, we were always down on the beach, looking back up at this big white house that looked like a big Southern mansion. Thats whats in this whole house, all the things you see. I mean, lets face it. Q: Was that house that you restored in a similar condition as this house? I said, Where are you? She said, Well, I moved out years ago and went back to Georgia. JOHN BURKE OBITUARY BETHLEHEM John T. Burke (Jack), age 92, of Bethlehem died on November 28, 2022. They bought a house. And I gave that, I thinkI dont know if I gave it to Bess. Let the family know who you are using our sign-in form No, it wasnt that. I had a bulldozer two weeks, riding back-and-forth, and back-and-forth, and back-and-forth across the front of the house because you couldnt see the house from the water. I was an interior designer. Q: So tell me about what its been like for you to live here. A unique and lasting tribute for a loved one. It was so overgrown. Because there was a big double parlor like this on one side of it. So whenever the big surgeons traveled, I always traveled with themtraveled all over Europe. Burke: But anyway, when my time was up in the service, they shipped me back here to, Burke: Alaska, and I stayed in Alaska. George used to joke that one day he would live in their grand antebellum mansion on Prince's Bay. Would you sell me the acres in the front? She said shell keep the doors locked and call Linda if anybody wants to get in and take anything out. And then, where they built the schoolwhat is that girls school up here? Obituaries Kenneth David Burke of Woburn, St.George . Burke: And that was called the Tidewater Inn. Its still there in Port Richmond. And, she said, If so, we will give you gifts. And then that was the end. Well, it doesnt matter, her name. Well, the paintings and the small stuff like thatthat like that mirror and those paintings and all that stuffthat was all the little stuff. And she was laying with her arms, like that. In fact, her husband was a big-wig. There isnt a room he doesnt go into. I had a dream thatin my dream, I woke up and I was laying in bed upstairs, and I could smell lilacs. And while I was up there, I was sent up to work with Father Tom. Mr. Burke was born in. Yes, by the time I got to do all that I had no money left. And we cant come over here because both of them lived way out in New Jersey, and theyd come every day. I saved that, thats still there. Unfortunately, you got to find environmentalists, theyve got to look for things and theyve got to point things out. And they said he had the box, and took it with them. Yes, that was all Scalamandr. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of. Come here, Marge. I said, What? They said, Sell this goddamn place. Was her name Mackey? So a couple of days later, I have a dream. And she kept, George, please, go save my house. 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. He was from Central America somewhere, and he just believed in everything had to be right. Burke: So I dont know if that was a ghost. Burke: Oh, well, the Eskimos up there would give me beautiful mukluks and all kinds of things. And Luis was really, really a great guy. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. EXCLUSIVE: Busy Philipps ( Girls5eva )has joined Paramount's Mean Girls musical movie, based on the Tony-nominated Broadway . Interviewing George Burke, and. So because it was done like the French did, I never had to pay tax, or only tax on a two-story house, instead of a three-story. Lets keep fighting it, because there was no way to fight. I did go around and take pictures of what was left of some of them. 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. And the backyard is beautiful. Born April 22, 1938, in Alcolu, he was a son of the late George Wilbur Burke and the late Valaree Hodge Burke Moore. So I got this on the front porch somewhere, nailed to the house, butdoesnt matter. That was a great house. Burke said Friday from the CFL's regional combine in Kitchener, Ont., that he's keeping an open mind heading into the May 2 draft. Daller: At least the property itself, because when you stood outside, I mean, you couldnt see anything. Q: No, that covers it! But what was really, really bad was people, if they were going to build a garage, or they were going to build something, theyd go to that big, beautiful mansion and rip the siding off of it and take it back to build what they want to build. George Burke's passing at the age of 83 has been publicly announced by C.T. 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. To plant Memorial Trees in memory of George R. Burke, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. Burke: Mario Buatta and a couple of people of his friends that were just as big. Then, on that side, was the dining room, and the kitchen. A visitation for George will be held Wednesday, October 27, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Oak Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park, 300 Curtner Ave, San Jose, CA 95125. And then I shipped it all back home. Theyd come out and Id say, Look, I can get you this. And I said, Oh, shit. Right. I lived in one room, for almost five years. And she said, George, you have so much with design and such, I want you to take over the wallpaper department and the fabric department. I did fantastic for the store. So dont worry about it. Ghost in the houseif shes gonna live there, she could do some cleaning up, do some dusting. 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. And I had the two apartments! 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,. And it was twice the size of this house. And I dont like this. And shed go to her father and her father and say, You know, George, shes my daughter, and this and thatand I said, Yes, well, John, let me tell you something. I spent enough time breaking my back. Yes. Chance of rain 100%. If it wasnt for Mrs. Mackey across the street telling me about the funeral, I would have never known. This was in the East Bronx, this was on 167th and College Avenue. And places on Staten Island are being destroyed every minute of the dayyou find another house is goingand its happening in all the boroughs! With that old fabric, theres enough to make drapes for one window. But I put the kitchen in the basement and sealed up that, because once that filled up with water, it would leak into the basement. It was a mess of a mess. Beloved husband of Dorothy Burke. Burke: Well, I hope it gets maintained. George was synonymous with Double Trouble, extremely knowledgeable aboutitsnature, history, and folklore. And here was the street. It was piled up in their basement. Save my house. And I thought, Oh, shit. I was down on the beach one day, I forgot what were doing. And it became quite the place to be. Because look how long the war went, and England had nothing. I slept in it, lived in it, ate in it. The columns werent square wooden ones, like these, they were beautiful fluted ones with all the Corinthian leaves on the tops of them and all that stuff. And he did these two chairs. Stole all that carved stuff, stole all that stuff, that whole box of stuff. They cant do anything. I said, Oh shit, look at this. And I pulled that out and unwrapped it, and what the hell was in it? Then I decided, well, Im going to get myself a nice apartment. And even though the house belongs, in essence, to Historic House Trust, they werent reimbursing him for anything. And I had to laugh. But this is too much for you, George. So it shows you that you have a friend forever. Burke: After I had the house, then I got the big pieces of furniture. So it was fascinating. But it only reached a certain point of it, not in the very beginning. Daller: Well, remember how much it took to paint the whole house, and how you had to paint sections of it? Burke: Yes, I had to go down in the basement, and put a post, and then I had to jack up the stairs. And they copied that from France, because thats what it was, it was the French mansard. Yes, of course, they could eat all the grass. Burke Marshall (October 1, 1922 - June 2, 2003) was an American lawyer and who served as the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division during the Civil Rights Movement . Off of Hylan Boulevard? She had to move them to New Jersey. Burke: Greek revival. It was so overgrown in the front yard and everything. She said, George, when she died, she was laid out in the coffin, right in that room, in front of those two windows. Daller: Oh, thats exactlyI mean, because that was the reason for getting a board, was to also help get things done. Burke: Yes, Mario come out all the time. This the expensive piece of property! They sold it to the developers. Yes, but that was all the legal aspect of it. And I was a medic. Copyright 1998 2023 New York Preservation Archive Project. Q: How did you establish a relationship with the Parks Department and the Historic House Trust? I dont want you in this house. George Burke was born on Staten Island and grew up in Annandale before moving to Florida with his family. (76 years old). It makes sense because she was an old lady. The stables were here for years. So this house tells a particular story, a long history, but it cant tell the history of the other houses because they were so different. She was great because she would 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. 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: He did almost all the upholstery in the house. Those stables? And my other sisternow, of course shes passed awaybut now her daughter took it, and the daughter gave it to her daughter. Thats what it is. And Luis Caizares painted that. George Harry Burke, age 76, departed this life and entered his eternal Heavenly home on September 17, 2021. Thats when she said to me, George, go save my house. And I came down and looked at it. Youre coming with me. So Id say Okay, Murphy, lets go! She was something, I mean. He was the loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke, of Plymouth, and the late George W. Burke and the loving brother of Stephen Burke . And the people that lived there, they got a little too old to stay there. And he and his wife, Adriana, they retired and moved to Florida. What will I do? And I had two or three other girls that were there. Or is that real? That was real. Burke: Yes, she held the mortgage on it. When I bought the house, the real estate people, they wouldnt go in. And we were great friends. He also discusses the donation of the Seguine Mansion to the Historic House Trust, and his vision for the ongoing maintenance of the home and property. And then finally I had a man come in and talking to me about how hes bought a place on Staten Island that hes opening up a place like Saks only not as nice. Burke: I was thinking about getting a big home, having a home, and what I would want in itthe paintings, what kind of furniture, carpets, everything. Or you can do a small whatever. So its a shame. I hope it isnt that the people who have access come in and empty it because Ive had people say, Oh, when youre not here, Im taking that painting, and Im taking that painting, and I want that couch, you know. So, Id do that. Burke: To put it backbecause the house was ruined, it was in terrible shape. That was gorgeous. And Diane said, Oh, Marian has it.. View and upload photos of George Burke. I mean, as a kid going down here crabbing, down on the beach, we used to look back at the house all the time. Daller: You werent here. Burke: I used to, but I didnt I didnt keep it on everything. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. So its saved forever. But before we know it, there wont be a thing left in the house. And then, on the third floor, which was in the mansard roof, that was all the servants quarters. So we lived there, and it was a big courtyard and there were four buildings and the center courtyard was all grass. I bet. And they said, Well, we cant handle it, George. Courtesy of Michael Kushner. And it was actually three stories high. And you can ask[gesturing to Daller], Daller: Everybody got something. Burke: I dont find any difference living here. Daller: Stating that it is part of it part of Historic House. And when they werent in the house, they would go and buy them at the stores, and there was always lilacs in the house. And the house was really, needed shapebut thank God it was built as well is it was built, otherwise it would have fallen down. Or next to the chair where she was sitting. Daller: No. Burke: Mario Buatta got me into all of that. Obituary. And, minute he bought the house, did a little work in it, put it right up for sale. Thats how I got to know Adriana Scalamandr and the Scalamandrs. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 PM until 7 PM, with a 7 PM prayer service, at the Church. I forgottheres ten acres that is landmarked now. Burke: Oh my god. And I loved it. They just couldnt handle it. Burke: Yes. So every time she wants to go riding, she has to go all the way to New Jersey, ride her horse, and then come all the way back.