Brother Jeremiah Charles ‘Charlie’ Burke, FSC, of the Midwest District died on Dec. 13, 2025, in Winona, Minnesota. He was 90 years old and served 72 years of religious life.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026
10:30 a.m., Mass of Memorial
Saint Thomas More Chapel, Saint Mary’s University
Luncheon and internment to follow.
Brother Charlie donated his remains to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for research. His body was buried at Saint Mary’s Cemetery in Winona.
MILESTONES
Born: Charles Peter Burke, March 12, 1935, Lombard, IL
Received religious habit: August 1953, Glencoe, MO
Pronounced perpetual vows: 1960, Plano, IL
ASSIGNMENTS
1957, Christian Brothers College High School, St. Louis, MO
1961, St. Francis High School, Wheaton, IL
1963, De La Salle High School, Minneapolis, MN
1964, La Salle High School, Cincinnati, OH
1965, Mater Christi, Astoria, NY
1966, De La Salle High School, Minneapolis, MN
1967, Saint Mary’s Press, Winona, MN
1971, Provincialate, St. Paul, MN
1972, Saint Mary’s College, Winona, MN
1975, University of Notre Dame, Notre-Dame, IN, Student Life staff; studies
1981, Dunrovin Retreat Center, Marine-on-St. Croix, MN, director
1985, Saint Mary’s College, Winona, MN
1991, Saint Yon Community, Saint Mary’s Press, Winona, MN; 1998, retired
2007, Lake Winona Manor CCU