Peter L. Burke, 87, of Columbus, Ohio passed away June 15, 2019 at home with his wife (Mary) of 67 years by his side. Born on March 13, 1932 in Ironton, Ohio, Pete was preceded in death by his parents Peter A. and Ruth Cloran Burke and his sister Thalia Burke Holtzapfel. Pete was a graduate of Marshall University and worked as a police officer while going to school. In 1955 he was named City Auditor of Ironton. In 1957 he became Finance Officer for Lawrence County General Hospital. In 1959 he took a job with Ashland Oil, Inc. as Vice-President and Operations Manager of their independent gasoline business, responsible for 115 independently owned and operated service stations. He traveled the northwest states finding new sites and was responsible for all purchasing and inventory systems. In 1978 he became Vice-President/Treasurer of Co-operative Food Systems. In 1983 he took a job with Swan Cleaners as Vice-President of Finance and Controller until his retirement in 1999. Pete loved to travel, swim, and play volleyball and euchre. He will be greatly missed by his wife Mary, son Bob Burke, son Mike (Karen) Burke, daughter Kimberly Burke; grandchildren Brian (Laura) Burke, Lainie Burke (Dave) Rosenthal, Steve Burke, Christopher (Felicia) Burke, and Kathy Burke (Christopher) Friedrichs; great-grandchildren Talia Burke-Rosenthal, Everett Burke-Rosenthal, Toby Burke, Margot Burke. Private services. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Pete's memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
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