Matthew Burke, O.P., Death, 1971-03-30

Series

Identifier: PF - Burke

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains personal materials relating to friars after they have left the order, passed away, or transferred to another province. Each friar's file contents are mostly contain to their novitiate records, canonical assignments, historically important correspondence, and a small number of personal items if desired upon their passing. Within the broader collection, each Friar is sorted as a series.

Friars with particuarly substantial historically important papers or items outside of the scope of the Personal Files Collection are moved to a dedicated collection under their name.

This collection is a work in progress and any use of these files requires the explicit permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist to discuss access or inquire about friars that may not been cataloged yet.

Dates

Creation: Death, 1971-03-30

Conditions Governing Access

Requires explicit permission from Provincial to access any records. Contact the Archivist for more information.

For comprehensive lists and records of individuals who left the order or transferred to other provinces, researchers must contact the archivist. Access to such materials may be restricted and is subject to privacy considerations and organizational policy.

Conditions Governing Use

Can only be accessed upon written permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist for further details.

Biographical / Historical

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Dennis Anthony Burke was born in Amery, Wisconsin on September 5, 1887 and baptized on November 8 in the Catholic Church at Turtle Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin. He received his elementary education and two year's high school training at Wisconsin's Apple River Township Public School. He later served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I.

Shortly after his release from military duty, he applied for acceptance in the Dominican Order and was received as a postulant at the Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C. where he was later clothed with the habit of a lay brother on October 10, 1936, taking the religious name of Matthew. At the end of his novitiate year he made first profession and pronounced his solemn vows six years later.

Brother Matthew served his brother Dominicans for forty years attending to the many domestic needs of our priories. the House of Studies, Washington, D.C.; Holy Rosary, Minneapolis, Minnesota; St. Rose, Dubuque, Iowa; and St. Peter Martyr, Winona, Minnesota. He spent the last few months of his life in Heritage Manor, Dubuque, where he died on March 30, 1971. Following services at St. Rose Priory in Dubuque, he was buried in the community cemetery in Winona, Minnesota.