Rourke, John Gerald

1922 - 2002  (79 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Rourke, John Gerald
  Born	27 Sep 1922	Brownell, Ness, Kansas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Mar 2002	Great Bend, Kansas
  Obituary	20 Mar 2002
  Great Bend Tribune
  John Gerald Rourke 1922-2002 BURDETT - John Gerald Rourke, 79, died March 18 at Integrated Health Services in Great Bend. He was born Sept. 27, 1922, in Brownell, the son of John Joseph and Margaret Halbleib Rourke. He married Dorothy Nemechek Nov. 4, 1947, in Collyer. She died Aug. 30, 1981. A resident of Burdett since retiring in 1982, he was a farmer in the Brownell and McCracken area. Rourke was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Larned, life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3449 in WaKeeney, American Legion Post 382 in Brownell and Burdett Seniors in Burdett. Survivors include three sons, John J. Rourke of Allen, Texas, Gerald Rourke of Aguilar, Colo., and Kevin Rourke of Russell; three daughters, Kathleen Kazmaier of Larned, Dorothy Marie Penrod of Rocky Ford, Colo., and Louise Seltman of Nekoma; four sisters, Katherine Daigle of WaKeeney, Lucille Nemechek and Eileen Nemechek, both of Goodland and Sister Margaret Rourke of Salina; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Bernard Rourke and Joseph Rourke; one sister, Helen Schaben; and one grandson, Bradley Legleiter. Wake will be at 7 tonight at Morell Funeral Home in Larned. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in McCracken, with the Rev. Dennis Reed officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery in McCracken. Friends may call until 8 tonight at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to St. Mary's McCracken Heritage Association or Burdett Emergency Medical Services, both in care of the funeral home. Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, March 20, 2002
  Person ID	I173887	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, JayW_Mom_I101
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Rourke, John J.,   b. 2 Feb 1894,   d. 22 May 1951  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Halbleib, Margaret,   b. 23 Feb 1900,   d. 27 Jul 1974, Brownell, Ness, Kansas, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F53032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nemachek, Dorothy,   b. 30 Sep 1931, Wakeeney, Trego, Kansas, USA ,   d. 30 Aug 1981, McCracken, Rush, Kansas, USA  (Age 49 years)
  Married	4 Nov 1947	Collyer, Trego, Kansas, USA
  Children	1. Rourke, Kathleen   2. Rourke, Dorothy   3. Rourke, Louise   4. Rourke, Gerald Eugene,   b. 28 Oct 1959, Hays, Ellis, Kansas, USA ,   d. 30 Aug 2012, Green Valley Acres, Jefferson, Colorado, USA  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	8 May 2013
  Family ID	F57274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 27 Sep 1922 - Brownell, Ness, Kansas, USA Married - 4 Nov 1947 - Collyer, Trego, Kansas, USA Died - 18 Mar 2002 - Great Bend, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth
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