I did everything. And I had to have somebody upstairs, standing on the stairs, and told me when to stop jacking, when the stairs got level, because the stairs were like this. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. One of the doors was shot, so I took this door off, and when I did, the brick wall, on the side, started falling out. Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina P. Burke, all of Hull. Because there was a big double parlor like this on one side of it. Burke: Yes. Burke: Oh, well, when I was inI guess I was in England. But down here, all the beautiful homes that were down here are gone. GEORGE BURKE OBITUARY. We came to an agreement. Parks appraised the grounds and house and divided the value half and half. But the problem is, its so limited on Staten Island. And I dont like this. And shed go to her father and her father and say, You know, George, shes my daughter, and this and thatand I said, Yes, well, John, let me tell you something. So Id go up there and Id say, Ed, Adriana, what do you got? Well, we got some old fabric, out of date fabric. Give it to me! And Id take it. Cheers! So its saved forever. Q: When you were making those decisions about decorating, were you thinking about a particular style, like a historic style, that you were going for? It was there that I was awakened to the oldness of buildings, its gardens and the historical legacy of its art.Did you fulfill your desire?Yes and worked alongside Mario Buatta, known as the Prince of Chintz.What other occupations have you held?I had a long career as a medic in the Air Force. And now the people that I sold it to, the Pistillis [James and Kathleen Pistilli], they had the whole thing researched and now its got landmark things on it and everything. Yes. Burke: Its never finished! Its still there. Burke: One was a necklace with a heart on it. Burke: Yes, its a big oil painting, a big painting like this. Born on August 26, 1949, in Pottsville, he was a son of the late William C. Laudeman, Sr. and the late Josephine B. Victor. Daller: He enjoys the whole house. She was great, I loved her. Burke: I was thinking about getting a big home, having a home, and what I would want in itthe paintings, what kind of furniture, carpets, everything. Burke: Hawaii. Id bring her bottles of whiskey and shed say, Listen, George, Im going to an estate for saleeverything in it is going! He did the White House and everything. And in the summer, he sits outside, enjoys the outdoors, enjoys the lawn, the grounds. The Greek Revival house is one of the few surviving examples of 19th Century life on Staten Island. What will I do? And I had two or three other girls that were there. And it did all the dental workany kind of dental work and everything was manufactured there. It was unbelievably gorgeous. Constantly. I cant remember her name. But big stuff like couches and chairs and that kind of thing. Its a big plaque on it, its landmarked and everything. And were doing this interview in Burkes home, in the Seguine Mansion on the South Shore of Staten Island. I loved being there and everything. I can get that. Because you could get it through theand once I got involved, I did really, really well. So I went around and looked and looked and I said, You know, I could open a restaurant. And I walked around and I found a couple of nice places. When he came he got everything going. But unfortunately, all the stuff up there was cured by urine. Was very little time on here. I had the house put back together. Daller: Well, its just the fact that the South Shore has gotten very built-up. donations to honor George may be made to Tunnels to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306. Or did you have to just guess and make decisions? Q: Yes. Facebook gives people the power to. And so people saidthey took all the horses and they moved to New Jersey. And when they werent in the house, they would go and buy them at the stores, and there was always lilacs in the house. He was 63. IN THE CARE OF. And I got these. What a gorgeous home that was. Retired FDNY firefighter Timmy Burke, who died of 9/11-related complications, was with Engine 202/Ladder 101 in Brooklyn during the terrorist attacks. Click or call (800) 729-8809 Get Started ABOUT View Staten Island obituaries on Legacy, the most timely and comprehensive collection of local obituaries for Staten Island, New York,. And she kept, George, please, go save my house. Subsequently, I worked for Sherwin Williams in their design department.What did you do after that?I bought the Seguine Mansion, my home, in 1981, and began my journey. And that still is, today, one of the great places around here, the Old Bermuda Inn, and John still owns it. The 84-year-old former interior designer has joint ownership of the Seguine Mansion with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, and he actually resides inside the historical. Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. I think so. Things like that? Daller: Well, yes. Burke: Well, I was always an antique collector. And what they did is they bought a whole fleet of old taxis. And I walked into there and I walked up, and the lid was closed on the coffin. And my other sisternow, of course shes passed awaybut now her daughter took it, and the daughter gave it to her daughter. Our History; Map & Directions . At GenealogyBank, we have made family research easy by digitizing more than 330 years' worth of Brooklyn obituaries in our national newspaper database. Burke: Yes. Lets stay friends. He then served as senior priest at St. Adalbert's, Staten Island. And underneath it was a whole kitchen and dining room that opened out to under the porch. Its still there, you can see it. Im only a salesman in a department store. I said, and its going to take a lot of money to put that house back together. She said, Well, Im going to help you all I can. And I said, But why would I fix a house I didnt own? And she said, Well, why dont we talk about that. She said, If youre interested in buying it, I will make the arrangements that you can own it. And I know everythingId love to go out to Staten Island. So he said, Good. I found a beautiful place in Tottenville and I opened it and called it the Tidewater Inn. Burke: So that should pretty well cover it, I think. Burke: Oh, I forgot about that. So I said, Well, I would have named it The Rossville Inn because it was in Rossville, but he will he loved Bermuda and he wanted Bermuda Inn. So I said, Yes, John, well call it the Old Bermuda Inn. Burke: years ago, because I couldnt afford to keep it. And then upstairs was like a big balcony above that porch. Its a plus for the borough too. Is that what you want? Daller: And he formed the board in order to support the house. Burke: Yes. So I found this big beautiful, French, mansard roof, big Victorian house in Tottenville. Before he left, the house was fine. Burke: Well, most of the stuff in the house, he worked with me. And that painting of me, thats upstairs in my bedroomdid you ever see it? Q: So this is going to part of an online archive. And theyd come out and Id get involved with them. Obituary George W. Burke, age 63, of Hull, entered into eternal rest on October 2, 2021. We just mentioned him. He brought a crowd with him and it was just to tell him thank you for everything that hes done. Tell me when you want me to start. You know, everybody knew him, and everybody, wow. They dont know it. I dont want you in this house. And he had helped meyou know, while I had my own ideas for design, and whatever I thought of, he said, George, thats great. And, oh, nobefore then, when I had moved in, I had moved in, and the house had been empty for years. Burke: Oh, well, look what I did. And that was nothing but a little house that caught firewas just a little, little house. Daller: Well, remember how much it took to paint the whole house, and how you had to paint sections of it? It was so overgrown in the front yard and everything. And we cant come over here because both of them lived way out in New Jersey, and theyd come every day. And then I decided Id get involved again with things that are going on. Burke: I went and I was stationed in England, and I loved being in England. Christ, we had a good time. I had no idea that that was it, when I bought the house or anything. Burke, who knew of the home and property from the time when he was a child, was committed to the challenge. Yes. I knew what she looked like, I knew where it was. 02025. Do you drink? No, we dont drink. So I would collect all the stamps. While stationed in England, he studied interior design and architectural history and began to collect antiques through estate sales and flea markets, focusing on ceramics, paintings, light fixtures, and many other decorative items from the Victorian era. It was piled up in their basement. Burke: Well, I dont know if people will ever realize in years and years to come that I saved so much, but they did give me a plaque for restoration. Im going to get gifts now because Im staying in the house and Im going to fix it up.. They cant develop it. He spends time in every part of it. Right. And I took interior design and the history of architecture, and something else. All the way to the Great Kills Harbor. I bought those buildings. Happy Birthday to George Burke! And hes the one that did my portrait upstairs. She said, George, when she died, she was laid out in the coffin, right in that room, in front of those two windows. Burke: Oh, when I bought the house, everybody told me, Oh, what are you buying that old crap for? Well, I didnt say I bought it because I got it practically for nothing because they couldnt get rid of it. Daller: We really cant give you any details on that. Otherwise, Id never be able to have half the stuff thats in here because it would have cost me a private fortune to have it shipped. And finally their husbands were getting pissed at them, because they were never home, they were always here. And I dream that I heard some noise. Oh, thats right. Yes, but it was weird. So I figured, hmm! So I went down in Rossville and I bought a beautiful, big old, rundown place and restored it completely. Burke: Oh, when I was a kid, we lived in Annandale. And then you could walk under the porch out into the garden. I bought the house and Bess and Marge came over. But they hadnt been there, maybe five, six years, and I guess they decided, Oh! And there were two windows, like this. One woman wouldnt go it, cant think of her name. I forgottheres ten acres that is landmarked now. That is the only thing that worries methat the house will be stripped. Burke: Mario Buatta got me into all of that. Q: Yes. I mean, look, theyve been trying to get rid of the carriage horses in the city, for how long now? Thats not good. The same thing thats going on with statues. And shell be caretaker. I have no idea what it would be like to live in some other place. So they said, You better get back here and do something. So I came back, got out of the military, got a job working for Saks Fifth Avenue. But the picture in the locket was all crumbled up. That whole salon set there was a Victorian salon setand the couch is a camelback. This the expensive piece of property! They sold it to the developers. And he said, George, Im selling my business. I had just bought this house, and it needed a lot of work. Burke: Well, Ill tell you, there wasnt that much in storagethe stuff that was in storage wasnt big pieces, maybe one or two. Daller: Well, he hopes that Historic House Trust and the Parks Department work hand in hand and maintaining itthat theyll maintain it as a museum. And I was so damn busy, I never got to go home. She came and did a lot for the draperies and everything here. donations to honor George may be made to Tunnels to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306. But she used to wear three, four dresses and she smelled like an old goat! Q: So well have audio recording and a transcript for researchersand Ill remove those names that you mentioned, Linda. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. And there was French doors that went out from the basement under the porch. Then I startedI said, You know, theres a lot of things on this end of the island nobody wants, its the forgotten-end of the island. Q: So he knew how much work it would take over the years and what a relationship would be like to. I bet. Daller: Mm-hmm! Staten Island. Mon-Fri, 7am-6pm MDT . Before he died, thats what he was. But the upper story of the house was two more floors. He said, What in the hell youre buying this old piece of shit for? He said, Is it insured? I said, Yes, I took big insurance on it. He said, Good. Find your ancestry info and recent death notices for relatives and friends. He has served since last July as a judge of the Metropolitan Tribunal. Where were you stationed and what was it like? And have something on a loop in here, which weve been trying to do, where itll be an audio and a video of him discussing the house, because nobody knows it any better than he does. Because we went to about every Air Force base in Europe there was, and I got around to see everything. And you can ask[gesturing to Daller], Daller: Everybody got something. Yes. 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