Obituaries: Claire R. Burke

Claire R. Burke
Feb. 14, 1921~Feb. 19, 2009
Claire R. Burke, 88, died Feb. 19, 2009, at Pioneers Hospital in Meeker.
Claire was born to Fred B. Burke and Annie Z. (Jones) Burke on Feb. 14, 1921, at the family homestead on Piceance Creek, and was one of 15 Burke children. She attended the one room “Burke Schoolhouse” along with her brothers and sisters until her sophomore year. Claire moved to Meeker and attended three…