Chris was born on August 20, 1961 in Portland, Maine to Joan Burner (Brown) and Richard Albert Burner of Falmouth, Maine. Chris was a graduate of Falmouth High School, class of 1980. Chris grew up on the Falmouth Foreside as well as several military bases during his Father's deployments both overseas and stateside. His father retired as a Major from the US Army in 1979. Chris and his family then returned and settled to the Falmouth Foreside where they loved their community both on land and sea.
Chris lived in Portland briefly and to no surprise returned to Falmouth soon after where he would remain a lifelong resident. Up until his passing he worked as a Maintenance Supervisor at Ocean View Retirement Community in Falmouth for the past 19 years. Oceanview was more than just a job to Chris. He truly cared about the residents, and staff. He took pride in all he could do to lend a hand when anyone needed him. The Ocean View community showed how much he meant to everyone with an outpour of support including hand delivered meals, cards, and daily calls when Chris fell ill. Chris was very grateful and had hoped to return to his job one day soon. If Chris wasn't at OceanView or helping friends or family, you would often find Chris on his boat in Casco Bay and up the Maine Coast to Quahog and Sheepscot Bay. In recent years, Chris would often spend days at Sea and loved to meet up with friends in various places on the water. He also enjoyed taking his granddaughters out to show them the beauty of Casco Bay and to various events to watch from the water such as the Lobster Boat Races, Portland Fireworks, or the Brunswick Naval airshows. His love for the Ocean and his helping hand will be missed by so many.
Chris was predeceased by his parents, a twin sister Pamela Lynne Burner, a brother Keith Richard Burner, 2 uncles Robert Leroy Burner Jr. and Peter John “Jack” Burner.
Chris leaves behind a brother Scott Albert Burner and Sharon Taylor of Windham, his daughter Christina Lynn Barber (Burner) and husband Jason of Dayton, 2 granddaughters Ava (13) and Chloe (10) Barber of Dayton, Aunt Connie and Herb Jones of Virginia, several nieces, a nephew, many cousins and many lifelong friends, too many to list.
Chris’ family would like to invite anyone who would like to share stories, and bid a last farewell to Chris on January 31, 2024 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM with a memorial service at 5:30 PM at Lindquist Funeral home at 1 Mayberry Lane Yarmouth, Maine. A private burial will be held at Pine Grove Cemetery in the Spring.
In Lieu of flowers please consider a donation in Chris’ honor to Free ME from Lung Cancer Foundation www.freemefromlungcancer.org or Quahog Bay Conservatory www.quahogbay.org.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Lindquistfuneralhome.com for the Burner family.
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