Of course, over therewhen I was over thereEngland was just getting out of the bad part of the War [World War II], and they had nothing over there. And my nephewwhat the hell was he? And hes the one that did my portrait upstairs. I dreamed, I saw it. The mayor and everybody else in the cityyou cant ride on the beach. Burke: Greek revival. Write your message of sympathy today. Burke: Yes, there was a little man in New Jersey. Constantly. I bought those in Germany. And in the back of the house, its still there, is aChrist, it must be half the size of this roomis a huge, huge lilac bush. Funeral service is at Acton Baptist Church, September 22, 2021, at 2:00pm. Theyd work out, and theyd be waiters, or this and that. I went over there, and it was standing up sleeping! What the hell do you think it was? And then one of my brothers had just gotten out of the military. Show Obituaries . June 23, 1941 - February 14, 2023, Age 81. After Burke returned to Staten Island, he purchased and restored two houses and an old restaurant and bar before he was contacted by Bess Seguine in 1981, who had inherited the then-deteriorated Seguine Mansion. Q: Yes. Q: Today is November 9, 2021. So I said, Well, Bess, if youre interested in doing it, Im interested in doing it.. And Id go in and Id buy all the liquor with those stamps. Loving father of Sharon Burke. All the way to the Great Kills Harbor. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, from 6pm until 8pm at Wiley Funeral Home. And you can ask[gesturing to Daller], Daller: Everybody got something. All rights reserved. I, being the youngest, of course, seeing everybody growing up. And Ed was very good at taking dents and things out of cars and he could spray paint. Q: And so, what sort of vision do you have for, you know, the next the next forty years, for how the grounds are maintained and how. I should really do something to save it. And it just was luck that I had just sold a real estate deal and made a lot of money. March 1, 2023 10:52am. With that old fabric, theres enough to make drapes for one window. And then the people that moved out left a bunch of old furniture, and these were the two that they left. Oh god, that was a gorgeous mansion. Id bring her bottles of whiskey and shed say, Listen, George, Im going to an estate for saleeverything in it is going! Burke: Oh. So finally, I think, the old lady died, didnt she? And I did, I got in St. George wasnt it? And we were great friends. And it was very much built like this house. That woman, she lived in riding clothes! I mean, you talked about it, when you were a kid, that it was this big house that you would see when you were out on, Daller: Its a part of the history of Staten Island. 17 Southwest Avenue Tallmadge, OH GEORGE BURKE OBITUARY George Burke's passing at the age of 76 on Sunday, February 20, 2022 has been publicly announced by Donovan Funeral Home - Tallmadge in. I would have saved it. So, unfortunately, there arent many people that care that way anymore. George Burke got a phone call in 1981 from his old friend Elizabeth "Bess" Seguine Aug that changed his life. Daller: No, that still has to be discussed. There is no photo or video of George E. Burke.Be the first to share a memory to pay tribute. And thats where we are today. And I always used to say, Wonder who lives there! and so forth and so on. The only thing that will save this house as a bulldozer! [laughs] But anyway, I saved it. And now the people that I sold it to, the Pistillis [James and Kathleen Pistilli], they had the whole thing researched and now its got landmark things on it and everything. Ill do the whole window. December 7, 1928 - February 23, 2023 Mary "Louise" Burke was born in Girardville, Schuylkill County, PA on December 7, 1928. They were some kind of jewelry like that but I dont remember what it was. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. He was an antiquehe had a big rug business in. You buy me out. And he bought me out. Burke: Scalia. Daller: Stating that it is part of it part of Historic House. Burke: Yes, and I had a beautiful apartment for years in St. George. Well, it doesnt matter, her name. And he said, George, Im selling my business. Q: Can you tell me about moving the collections here, out of storage and out of your sisters houses into this house? Lets move out, youre being kicked out anyway, the house is sold. Mr. Burke was born in Neptune and was a lifelong resident of Freehold Township. I mean, its physically impossible. Wow, what a great place. I said, now here you are, the woman we always wondered about, asking me if Im interested in saving that house? And that way, it wouldnt burn the houses down. I had no idea that that was it, when I bought the house or anything. All Rights Reserved. Q: No, that covers it! Its no different from home. He was 63. That was the mansion. Use our Will Checklist to start getting organized today, and have the gift of planning ready for your future. So I figured, hmm! So I went down in Rossville and I bought a beautiful, big old, rundown place and restored it completely. But the old lady that lived there was very, very sick. I dont want you in this house. Daller: Well, he said, he felt that house had spirits in it. They are Chinese Chippendale. And I took interior design and the history of architecture, and something else. But when they were building houses, if you had a third story, your taxes went out of sight! And then when you could see the house, it was a goddamn mess. But big stuff like couches and chairs and that kind of thing. So you really cant even try to say what does it feel like? Its going to hell. Daller: So can you imagine a three room apartment filled to the brim with antiques? Daller: Well, he hopes that Historic House Trust and the Parks Department work hand in hand and maintaining itthat theyll maintain it as a museum. Right? Unfortunately, you got to find environmentalists, theyve got to look for things and theyve got to point things out. Because there was a big double parlor like this on one side of it. And then Iwhatd I do then, Ioh, I paid for this house, didnt I? You want to take down every statue thats been there for a thousand years because, No, that statue shouldnt be there. Still kept it. Born April 22, 1938, in Alcolu, he was a son of the late George Wilbur Burke and the late Valaree Hodge Burke Moore. He introduced me all the time tobecause look at look at what he was. Brooke Burke . So that was the reason we chose to do a White Party. I dont think anythings missing? I bet shes there. Thats when she said to me, George, go save my house. And I came down and looked at it. And I got a big certificate for saving that. Q: Okay, all of that. They just couldnt handle it. But those things, I couldnt. And my fatherwe were quite wealthy, growing up. I think I got the two of them for five bucks or something like that. And I said, What in the hell is this doing in my house? So I opened up the lid and there was this old lady laying in there, with this big lace collar around her neck, and her hair was puffed up behind her head, like that, was all gray. Burke: He did almost all the upholstery in the house. So she was always, Come on, George. Daily Obituaries. And then upstairs was like a big balcony above that porch. But again, I dont know that Staten Island appreciates anything, because we had a Borough President at one time that we asked him a question about something and his answer to my uncle was, Well, why would you want to put a new suit on an old man?. Destroyed. And he died young. I found these here on Staten Island in somebodys basement! Daller: Thats been acquired over the years. And Luis was really, really a great guy. They talk about Tottenville, its all McMansions. Everything has changed, all the old houses are torn down. So Id go over there and, of course, Bess Seguine was always over there. By Matt Grobar. I spent enough time breaking my back. So when I got it, of course, the old kitchen was inI had knocked it down because it was all falling apart. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery of Burke. But you used tell me. I fixed it up. So I just grew up with it, knowing it. (St. Onge) Burke. Daller: That was the house that had ghosts. Obituaries; Burial Society. Daller: Oh, yes. And places on Staten Island are being destroyed every minute of the dayyou find another house is goingand its happening in all the boroughs! And I want somebody to take care of it. Staten Island and the South Shore is the only place where people can still move, be in a country feeling, and build what they want to build, and have a garden and have a lawn and, you know, they can be in the country and still be in the city. can stop at any time. I dont know what it is. Born: On March 9, 1927, in Philadelphia, he was . They didnt have it six months and they went under. Shit. Its some very wealthy unknown-known person who was there. If they brought flowers, it had to be lilacs. So I said, Oh. So that was thatI got that little story. I probably gave it to Bess. Yes. But some strange things did happen in the house. And when they got level, he screamed, Okay, George, theyre level, theyre level! And then I put a big postI put a big cement thing on the floor. Are you still interested? And I said, Well, of course I am. They couldnt. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of George Burke to show support. So I gave it to them. But it only reached a certain point of it, not in the very beginning. Im going to retire, Im going to go down to that big old house, restore it, fix it all up, move in it, and enjoy it. Q: Was that house that you restored in a similar condition as this house? George Burke, age 89 passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021. And I never got along with her that much because everything I wanted to do, she said, No, no, no, I dont like that. Show your support Send a Gift Send a gift to a service or family's home. And she was laying like this. Your email will not be used for any other purpose. Q: Yes. All my life, I was raised in a big house. And I just got a call from all my lady friends saying that my house is falling apart. And that was the Air Force. Everything has to be environmentally done properly, so by the time you figure it out, youre spending more money, when youre making no money because you have no horses. So it was fascinating. To send flowers Burke kept records of the work, most of which he completed himself and financed the through the sale of his business, the Tidewater Inn. Its a beautiful house. And where to get the good buys, and all that kind of thing. Burke: Oh, my nephew. Or is there a way for things to be changed? Would you sell me the acres in the front? Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. Obituaries Kenneth David Burke of Woburn, St.George . But I put the kitchen in the basement and sealed up that, because once that filled up with water, it would leak into the basement. Daller: And he formed the board in order to support the house. Burke: Yes. And I went in and I noticed my big box was gone. Daller: No. And it was one of those busy, busy, goddamn nights. And I could turn the horses loose and theyd keep all the fields cut and mowed, you know? And then he got married and moved in with his wife. But he did a lot of the work for you. Send flowers. Burke: What its been like for you to live here. But they are the ones thatup in arms, saying, Aww, that poor horse. And they repaired all these taxis, repainted them, and then sold them all to Cuba. You got to get out. So we moved to Florida. And they would give me all kinds of beautiful little carved objects and things that would be carved out of the whales teeth or. This was the farmhouse. I found him through somebody. Its a plus for the borough too. I cant think of the name of the thing now. So by the time he came back, all this had changed. And then, on the third floor, which was in the mansard roof, that was all the servants quarters. I mean, I couldnt do stuff like that all the other stuff I could do. And then I shipped it all back home. Where were you stationed and what was it like? Q: [Laughs] Yes. Share Obituary. Age 88. And I looked back, you could hardly see the house. Developers. And he was studying art and he painted my portrait that shell show you, thats upstairs. Oh, God, I worked so damn hard. I did everything. Daller: You werent here. Visiting hours Friday, October 8, 2021 from 4-7 pm in McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home, 1 Summer St. (across from St. Anthony Church), Cohasset, MA. Most of them were like china and vases, such like that. Burke: So then I gave it to the Historic House Trust of New York. And he was so good. And then the Historic House Trust will use it as well to understand whats important to you about maintaining the house. Burke: Oh, God, I stood on the edge here and I watched what was going on over there. So the next day, Im up and Im outside. He was born in South Bend, Ind. Because Mrs. Seguine was holding the. I went around and I got it and shipped it all back home.