Joanne Y. Burke, 72, of Manheim died Sunday night, February 17, 2008 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Richard H. Harnish and the late Jeannette A. Smith Harnish Strantz. Joanne worked 38 years at RCA as a tube tester.  

Surviving are two daughters; Melissa wife of Gregory Swartz of Columbia, PA., Heidi Patton of Lititz, Pa, two sons; Edward Burke Jr. of Manheim, Michael Uhlrich, of Reading; eleven grandchildren; Jamie, Christopher, Joshua Uhlrich, Amanda wife of Luke Bedwell, Laura, Abigail, Jennifer Swartz, Edward III, James Burke, Nicholas and Alexis Patton, one great granddaughter, Ava Grace Swartz, one brother; Richard Jr wife of  Sue Harnish Jupiter, FL and one sister, Sheila wife of Wayne Harvey, Orlando, FL. 

Funeral Services will be held at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home and Chapel, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA on Friday, February 22, 2008 at 11:00AM. Interment will be in Conestoga Memorial Park. A viewing will be at the funeral home on Friday from 10:00-11:00AM. Contributions may be made in Joanne’s memory to Hospice of Lancaster County, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster Pa 17604.

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