Corey Lynn Burke, 21 of Kearny
Corey Lynn Burke, 21, of Kearny passed away on Saturday, October 1st at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan. She remained fierce through it all. Visiting will be on Tuesday from 1-4 and 6-9 p.m. at the Armitage Wiggins Funeral Home 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. Mass Wednesday 11 a.m. in St. Cecilias Church and entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Corey is survived by her loving parents; Michael and Kimberly (née Lindenfelser), her adoring younger sisters, Riley and Regan, her devoted grandparents; Nicholas J. and Kathleen Burke, Kenneth H. and Ann Lindenfelser, her cherished Aunt Kelly Lindenfelser, Uncle Kenneth J. Lindenfelser and Aunt Ana Lindenfelser, and her treasured Godparents, Anthony Chaves and Cecilia Lindenfelser. Corey's childhood memories are shared with her cousins, Andrew and Katie Giancaspro, Kenneth P. Lindenfelser, and Deborah and Bianca Gomes.
Corey attended Schuyler School in Kearny, from kindergarten to 8th grade. She entered as a shy child, who preferred to go unnoticed. By 8th grade, she served as class president. She had developed the confidence she needed, to be successful at High Tech High School in North Bergen. Yes, she was blessed with brains and beauty, but if you ever told her, it would have taken her by surprise. Humility, grace and dignity were among her greatest attributes.
Upon graduation from High Tech in 2013, she went on to attend Quinnipiac University, in Hamden, Connecticut. There, she was a Health Science Studies major preparing for a career in healthcare. She was a proud member of Alpha Delta Phi Sorority and enjoyed being a part of their sisterhood. Corey was an active, involved student and loved her university. While at school, she could be found anywhere: from studying in the library; social nights out at Toads; philanthropic events; in the cheering section at an ice hockey game; and even hiking The Sleeping Giant. If it was a QU tradition, she wanted to experience it! Go Bobcats!!
Corey had the opportunity to participate in a service trip to the Dominican Republic in December, 2015. It was the experience of a lifetime and she felt privileged to have taken part in the mission that QU began so many years ago.
In the summers, you could spot Corey on the courts at West Hudson Park, teaching tennis to Kearny's youth. When the sun went down, she enjoyed her view of Manhattan from the hostess stand at the Chart House in Weehawken. On her days off, she would surely be on the beach in Brigantine with her family.
Our Sweet Angel, with nothing now but blissful days off, without pain or cancer holding you back; we will look for your footprints in the sand, as we retrace the memories of you, with all of us, in our happy place.
"It's not the length of life, but the depth of life." Ralph Waldo Emerson
In lieu of flowers, it would warm Corey's heart to have donations made in her name to: