Bernadette Ida Harke Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Bernadette Ida Harke of Old Monroe, Missouri, who passed away, on October 16, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Lawrence C. Burkemper and Barbara Lucille Henningfeld Burkemper; and her brothers, William Burkemper, Alfred Burkemper (Frances), Charles Burkemper (Mame), David Burkemper (Virginia), Lawrence Burkemper, Jr. and Wilbert Burkemper.
She is survived by: her children, James Robert (Denise) of Winfield and Karen Poeling of Old Monroe; her grandchildren, Michael Harke, Nicole Pieper (Derek), Lauren Rodgers (John), Jared Poeling, Jason Poeling and Alexa Silver (Noah); her great grandchildren, Kannon, Abel, Jack, Samuel and George; and her sister-in-law Betty Burkemper of St. Peters, MO. She is also survived by several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held on Monday, October 27th 2025 from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM at the Carter Ricks Funeral Home (3838 East Highway 47, Winfield, MO 63389). A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Monday, October 27th 2025 at 11:00 AM at the Immaculate Conceptioln Catholic Church (110 Maryknoll Rd, Old Monroe, MO 63369). A burial will be held on Monday, October 27th 2025 at 12:00 PM at the Immaculate Conception Cemetery (110 Maryknoll Rd, Old Monroe, MO 63369). A celebration of life will be held on Monday, October 27th 2025 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall (110 Maryknoll Rd, Old Monroe, MO 63369).
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (or) Old Monroe American Legion Post #420 in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 3838 East Highway 47, P.O. Box 253, Winfield, MO 63389.
