A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday for Rosemary E. Burckart, formerly of Pierce Avenue, Sharpsville. She passed away at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday (5-7-08) in Shepherd of the Valley, Niles, Ohio, after an extended illness. She was 92.

Mrs. Burckart was born April 11, 1916, in Sharon, a daughter of the late William J. Conlin and Elizabeth F. Knapp Conlin.

A lifelong area resident, she was a 1933 graduate of Sharpsville High School.

Mrs. Burckart was a member of St. Joseph’s Church and a former member of Church of the Sacred Heart, both Sharon. A homemaker, she was a former member of Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court 507, Sharon.

Her husband, Raymond E. Burckart Sr., whom she married April 15, 1941, passed away May 18, 2003.

Surviving are: a daughter, Mary Beth Havasi and her husband Joe D. Havasi, Niles; two sons, Raymond E. Burckart Jr. and his wife Sandy, Hermitage; and James C. Burckart and his wife Eileen, Canton, Ohio; six grandchildren, Raymond E. Burckart III, Hermitage; Jeanne Burckart, Norfolk, Va.; Michael Burckart and his wife Mande, Hermitage; Shannon Burckart, Columbus, Ohio; Christopher Burckart and his wife Jennifer, Canton; and Joseph Havasi and his wife Lynn, Niles; five great-grandchildren, Raegan, Jackson, Harrison, Megan and Joseph; a sister-in-law, Marge Conlin, Sharon; and several nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents and husband, Mrs. Burckart was preceded in death by a son, Robert G. Burckart, who died in infancy; and two brothers, William Conlin and Dr. Edward Conlin.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Shepherd Foundation, 1500 McKinley Ave., Niles, OH 44446.

BURCKART

Mrs. Raymond E. (Rosemary E.) Sr., 92, Niles, Ohio, formerly of Pierce Avenue, Sharpsville.

Calling hours: Friends may call from 9 a.m. to time of the Mass on Saturday (5-10-08) in the gathering room of St. Joseph’s Church, corner of East State Street and Case Avenue, Sharon. Friends may e-mail condolences to McGonigleFuneralHome@verizon.net

Service: Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Joseph’s Church with Monsignor Salvatore P. Mitchell, retired priest, as celebrant.

Interment: St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hermitage.

Arrangements by J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME and CREMATORY Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.