Obituary of Norma M. Burne

Norma M. Burne Korean War Veteran Norma M. Burne, of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2013 after a short illness at Virginia Beach Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center at the age of 95. She was born in Newark, NJ, attended Drake's Business School and later received her Nursing Degree from St. Michael's Hospital in Newark. She joined the Army Nurse Corps in 1952 and was assigned to the 825th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, known as the "MASH" unit in the Korean combat zone. Throughout her 20-year career in the Army, she served 2 tours of duty in Germany; was assigned to Fort Rucker, Alabama, the 49th Field Hospital San Francisco, Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC and a military Hospital in Missouri attending to wounded veterans. She retired as Lt. Col. in 1972 to El Paso, Texas before moving to Wilmington, North Carolina and lastly to Virginia Beach, VA to be with family. Relatives and friends are invited to gather at 10:00 am on Friday, April 26, 2013, at St. Mary's Abbey Church (Delbarton). Mass service will follow at 10:30 am and internment will be at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, NJ. Funeral arrangements are through the Tuttle Funeral Home, 272 Route 10, Randolph, NJ (www.tuttlefh.com). Norma is predeceased by her brothers Abbot Martin J. Burne, OSB and Paul C. Burne, her niece, Mary Rita Burne and nephew, Paul C. Burne. Left behind are nieces Anne Haworth, Virginia Beach, VA, Jean Burne Wall, Washington, NJ and nephew, Martin J. Burne, Randolph, NJ. Family also includes 6 grandnieces, 3 grandnephews, 4 great grandnieces and 2 great grandnephews. Norma loved family, faithfully attended Mass and enjoyed cross-stitching, completing puzzles, gardening and reading. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Norma's memory to Disabled American Veterans, 3725 Alexandra Pike, KY, 41076 or St. Mary's Abbey, 230 Mendham Road, Morristown, NJ 07960. The family would like to thank the staff at the Virginia Beach Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center for their extraordinary compassionate care for Norma.