Rachel Louise Burke

Rachel L. Burke age 101, died at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Thursday, July 23, 2010. Rachel was born north of Wilsonville on the family farm on February 28, 1909 to Charles and Mary (Van Cleave) Meyers. Her mother died when she was 13, Rachel moved to Hastings, NE to live with the Gregory family. Rachel graduated from HastingsHigh School in 1926. Rachel went to school in GreeleyColorado, and received her certificate to teach Normal School. She moved to Wyoming, where she taught for several years. On March 15, 1930, she was united in marriage to Charles Burke in Gering, Nebraska. The couple made there home in Cambridge 17 miles north on a farm. Charles preceded her in death in 1980. Rachel was an 85 year member of the TrinityUnitedMethodistChurch of Cambridge. She was an active member in the UMW and the Martha Circle. She served on many committees throughout the years. She was preceded in death by he parents, husband Charles,4 Children: Robert; Rodney; Charles and Audrey Peden; 8 siblings: Bryan, Dale, Glen, Robert, Hazel, Irene, Lela, Goldie and an infant Della. Rachel is survived by her daughter: Nancy and husband Dwaine Aden of Gothenburg, one son: Larry and his wife Joan Burke of Elwood, NE; 19 grandchildren; 22 great grand children;20 great great-grand children; 3 daughter-in-laws: Reta Burke of Cambridge; Joyce Boyer of Smith Center, KS; Gloria Burke of North Platte, NE and a son-in-law: Ed Peden. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 26, 2010, 2:00 PM at the TrinityUnitedMethodistChurch in Cambridge. Pastor Sherry Sklenar will officiate the services. Burial will be in the FairviewCemetery in Cambridge. Memorial may be left in her name to either the TrinityUnitedMethodistChurch or the American Cancer Fund.