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- Roger M[alcolm] BURDICK, 84,
of 710 Campus St., died Thursday, April 25,
- 1991 at Rock Haven in Janesville.
- He was born in Milton on Dec. 9, 1906,
the son of Dr. J. H. and Clara (STILLMAN)
- BURDICK.
He married Sylvia KUTZKE on Aug. 1, 1931; she died Sept.
29, 1966. On Feb. 16, 1968, he married Margaret LOWTHER
SMITLEY. He graduated from Milton College in 1929 where
he was active in sports, earning letters in football, basketball
and tennis. Mr. BURDICK was also in the Milton College
Glee Club. He received the Milton College Athletic Award in
1966 and was inducted into the Milton College Hall of Fame in
1985. Mr. BURDICK continued to be a sports enthusiast
all of his life and was an avid tennis player for 64 years.
He was a member of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church, the
Milton Historical Society and Kiwanis Club. He was a past member
of the Odd Fellows Lodge and the Milton Choral Union. Mr. BURDICK
worked for the Milton Electric Company which was founded by his
father. He was a meter reader at the age of 13 and then worked
for more than 40 years in the engineering department.
- He is survived by his wife, Margaret;
one son, Dr. Malcolm (Kathie) BURDICK of
- Cedar Hill, Texas; one daughter, Emelyn
KALINOWSKI of San Ramon, Calif; three step-daughters,
Carolyn (Charlie) BROWN of Milton, Mary Ellen (Richard)
STEINKE of Janesville, and Ginny (Tom) OTTO of
Stevens Point; 13 grandchildren; and one brother, Clifford of
Tucson, Ariz.
- Funeral services were Monday, April
29 at 2 p.m. at the Milton Seventh Day Baptist
- Church. A memorial fund has been
established in his name. Albrecht Funeral Home of Milton handled
the arrangements. [Thursday edition, p. 24]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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