Goldie Joan Burlingame, age 86 of Ipava, Illinois, passed away at 12:40
am on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at Courtyard Estates in Monmouth, Illinois.
She was born on October 2, 1934 in Hartsburg, Illinois, the daughter of
John and Goldie (Eeten) Aper. On July 11, 1952, Goldie married Gerald
Duane Burlingame in Keokuk, Iowa. He preceded her in death on September
6, 2015.
She was also preceded in death by one son Duane Burlingame, three
brothers, Harold Kutz, John Aper, and Darrell Aper, and two sisters,
Johaan Butler and Mary Lou Wibben.
Goldie is survived by five daughters, Susan Behrends of Tremont,
Illinois, Karen (and Jeff) Abernathy of Lewistown, Illinois, Lois (and
Bill) Farquhar of Blandinsville, Illinois, Emily (and Larry) Mustread of
Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Carol (and Jeff) Hillyer of Table Grove,
Illinois, one son Charles Burlingame of Ipava, Illinois, eleven
grandchildren; Michelle Gramley, Chuck Burlingame, Bradley (and
Brittany) Behrends, Heather (and Nick) Dillon, Melissa (and Jon)
Gorsuch, Jeff Abernathy II, Bryce (and Michelle) Farquhar, Jessica (and
Brandon) Coulter, Dustin (and Mindy) Mustread, Adam Hillyer, and Amanda
Hillyer, 27 great-grandchildren and two sisters, Anna Weston and Eileen
(and Ron) Hubbard, both of Lincoln, Illinois.
Goldie was the head cook at VIT Schools for 34 years, retiring in 2009. She also helped her husband on the family farm.
She loved her grandkids and the Chicago Bulls. She attended the Berean Christian Church in Ipava, Illinois.
Services will be held at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at Shawgo
Memorial Home in Astoria, Illinois. Pastor Matthew Thiner will
officiate. Visitation will take place from 5-7 pm prior to the service.
Memorials may be given in Goldie's memory to the St. Jude Midwest
Affiliate in Peoria, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded
following the service with burial of ashes in the Ipava Cemetery at a
later date
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