Cheryl Burke

Cheryl L. Burke, 70, of Westville, passed away at 8:53am, Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. She was born on October 31, 1946 in Danville, the daughter of William Mielke and Lois Miles. She had married John E. Burke on June 7, 1969 in Westville, until his passing on November 1, 2016. She will be missed by: her children, Leslie (Jerry)Burke-Dominick of Denver, CO John (Lisa) Burke of Westville, Joe (Stacy) Burke of Westville, Jeff (Beth) Burke of Tempe, AZ; her grandchildren, Kaitlyn Burke of Denver, CO, Briar Burke of Westville, Dakottah Burke of Westville, Raef Burke of Westville, Brendan Burke of Ohio, Jacob Burke of Tempe, AZ, Alexis Dominick of Stamford, CT, & Alexandria Curry of Westville; two brothers, Curt (Jan) Mielke and Steve Mielke both of Danville; a special niece, Kim and Craig Campbell and their children Craig Jr and Marlo all of Chicago; nieces and nephews, Billy, Spencer, Mathew and Stephanie Mielke. Cheryle was preceded by her parents and sister in-law, Pat Mielke. Cheryl was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and worked at St. Mary's school serving lunches. She was a former Librarian at the Westville Library, also former bookkeeper at the Westville Sanitation Dept. Cheryl was a devoted wife and mother who never missed her children's sporting events. One of her favorite pastimes was reading. Most of all she loved spending time with her family and grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes memorial donations to be given to St. Mary's Catholic Church, 231 N State St, Westville. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00am Saturday April 8, 2017 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Westville. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass at the Church. As were her wishes, Cheryl donated her body to science. Sunset-Urbas Funeral Chapel, 414 S. State St, Westville, assisted her family with arrangements. Please join her family in sharing memories through her tribute wall at www.sunsetfuneralhome.com.