OLLY (OLGA) BURKE (DZUGAN)

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OLLY (OLGA) BURKE (nee DZUGAN) July 22, 1937 - November 9, 2010 Surrounded by loved ones on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at The Grace Hospital in Winnipeg. Loving wife and best friend of Frank. Devoted mother of Wendy (Randall King), Danny (Diane), Cindy (former husband Jonathon Kilimnik), and Tracey (David Demers). Cherished Grandma of Simon and Emily; Isabelle, Natalie and Sonja; Eric, Grace and Ethan. Olly is survived by and will be greatly missed by her family in Ontario including her sisters Helen (Walter Chudy) and Alice Nixon. Olly will always be remembered for her great smile by her many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews. She now joins her family who passed before her, her parents Michael and Julia, brothers Joe, Sam, Wally, baby John, sister Mary and nephew Dennis. Olly loved to spend time with her grandchildren, all of whom were very dear to her. She enjoyed summers at the family cottage at Matlock and winters bowling with her friends on Tuesday afternoons. Olly supported several causes and would have been pleased to know that in lieu of flowers, donations in her name were offered to World Vision (www.worldvision.ca/plannedgiving), The Children's Hospital Foundation (www.goodbear.mb.ca/donation) or The Firefighter's Burn Fund (www.firefightersburnfund.mb.ca). A memorial service will be held on Monday, November 22 at 2:30 p.m. at St. James Presbyterian Church at 1476 Portage Avenue.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 19, 2010