Burke,+Douglas


 * Howard Douglas Burk**

Sgt. E5 Howard Douglas Burke, 28, died Sept. 9, 1968 in Viet Nam. He was born Oct. 2, 1939 in Burlington. He was a member of the Burlington Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife, Susan of...Sedro-Woolley; a son James age 2; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Burke of Mt. Vernon; two sisters, Patty Burke and Mrs. Cathy Cooper, both of Mt. Vernon; one brother, Roger Burke of Mt. Vernon; grandmothers, Mrs. Myrtle Jordan of Burlington and Mrs. James Kavenaugh of Tacoma. Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 20 at the Kern Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with full military rites. Burial will follow at Hawthorne Lawns in Mount Vernon.
 * obituary (The Argus)**