Obituary for Rosemary Louise "Beha" Burke
Rosemary Louise (Beha) Burke, 90, of Naples, FL and Louisville, KY, passed away peacefully on Dec. 20, 2020, at her home in Naples, FL.
She was born on Apr. 8, 1930, in Louisville, KY, to the late George and Myrtle (Yuhr) Beha. Rosemary went to Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville, KY, and graduated in 1948. Under the stage name, Connie Lindell, she went on to be a professional acrobatic and comedic dancer performing for USO shows and in supper clubs touring the US post WWII. Afterwards, she worked at Eastern Airlines before devoting her life to raising a beautiful, loving family. She enjoyed dancing, singing, and playing the organ for church over the years. Rosemary was a parishioner of Corpus Christi Latin Mass community in Naples, FL.
Rosemary is survived by her two children, Constance (Joe) Boff and Paul (CAT) Burke; seven grandchildren, Christian, Siena, Bianca, Pauley, Alex, Gabriel, and Roselyn; and her sister, Alice Frerman. She is preceded in death by her former husband Vincent Burke; her siblings, brother Tom Beha and sister Carol Nicklies.
A Catholic requiem mass will be held on Dec. 23, at 10am, at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 7775 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples, FL 34120. Burial will follow at Palm Royale Cemetery, 6780 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples, FL 34119. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Rosemary’s name to Community Pregnancy Clinic, Inc. 940 Fifth Ave. N, Naples, FL 34102.
She was born on Apr. 8, 1930, in Louisville, KY, to the late George and Myrtle (Yuhr) Beha. Rosemary went to Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville, KY, and graduated in 1948. Under the stage name, Connie Lindell, she went on to be a professional acrobatic and comedic dancer performing for USO shows and in supper clubs touring the US post WWII. Afterwards, she worked at Eastern Airlines before devoting her life to raising a beautiful, loving family. She enjoyed dancing, singing, and playing the organ for church over the years. Rosemary was a parishioner of Corpus Christi Latin Mass community in Naples, FL.
Rosemary is survived by her two children, Constance (Joe) Boff and Paul (CAT) Burke; seven grandchildren, Christian, Siena, Bianca, Pauley, Alex, Gabriel, and Roselyn; and her sister, Alice Frerman. She is preceded in death by her former husband Vincent Burke; her siblings, brother Tom Beha and sister Carol Nicklies.
A Catholic requiem mass will be held on Dec. 23, at 10am, at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 7775 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples, FL 34120. Burial will follow at Palm Royale Cemetery, 6780 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples, FL 34119. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Rosemary’s name to Community Pregnancy Clinic, Inc. 940 Fifth Ave. N, Naples, FL 34102.