Obituary for Marie Eileen Burke Picard
Marie Eileen Burke Picard died November 7, 2023. She was born November 24, 1936 in Scranton, PA to Elizabeth (O’Hara) Burke and Joseph Richard Burke of Washington, D.C. Beloved wife of Emy E. Picard, Jr.; dearest mother of Claire M. Picard (Michael A. Marion) of Bar Harbor, Aimee E. Picard (David A. Herrick) of Franklin, Marguerite (Picard) Miedzianski (David Ron) of Fort Collins, CO, and Therese Z. Picard of Bass Harbor; dearest sister of Elizabeth (Burke) Leedom (Chester B., deceased), of Sioux Falls, SD. She also leaves dear cousins, nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews and friends.
Marie was the grandchild of Irish immigrants from County Mayo, County Sligo and County Roscommon, and her paternal grandmother from Boston. Her paternal grandfather, William Costello, emigrated from Ireland and joined the Pennsylvania 82nd in the Civil War.
At the beginning of WWII, Marie lived with the O’Hara family, in Scranton, PA while her mother worked in the government. She developed a lifelong and close relationship with the family. When of school age, Marie was enrolled at St. Anthony’s Parish grade school in Brookland, Washington. In 6th grade, she transferred to Catholic University Campus School and from there was enrolled at Notre Dame Academy, N. Capitol & K Streets, Washington, D.C. Marie attended Trinity College in D.C. graduating in 1958 with a BA in Biology.
Marie volunteered for a year in Catholic social action in Chicago and New York. She taught at Trinity for a year and then obtained a position in the laboratories of the Rockefeller Medical Institute of New York. She married Emy E. Picard, Jr., at St. James Church, Falls Church, VA on September 2, 1961. Marie spent her first years of marriage enjoying raising her children. She wrote for a weekly newspaper, was room mother, Campfire Girls leader, CCD teacher and Eucharistic minister at Church of the Resurrection, Solon, OH. Marie was then employed in Cleveland, OH as an administrator for several non-profit organizations.
In later years, Marie studied Theology, receiving her MA in Theology from Notre Dame University and taught evening classes for several years at John Carroll University in Cleveland before her retirement. She and Emy moved to Maine in 2004 to be nearer to their children and also because they loved Maine.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday November 11, 10:00 am at St Joseph Parish in Ellsworth, Maine with a private burial at Holy Redeemer Cemetery. The funeral service will be livestreamed on Live Stream. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that friends consider a donation to their local hospice organization.
Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald Funeral Home 1139 Main St. Mount Desert, Maine 04660.
Marie was the grandchild of Irish immigrants from County Mayo, County Sligo and County Roscommon, and her paternal grandmother from Boston. Her paternal grandfather, William Costello, emigrated from Ireland and joined the Pennsylvania 82nd in the Civil War.
At the beginning of WWII, Marie lived with the O’Hara family, in Scranton, PA while her mother worked in the government. She developed a lifelong and close relationship with the family. When of school age, Marie was enrolled at St. Anthony’s Parish grade school in Brookland, Washington. In 6th grade, she transferred to Catholic University Campus School and from there was enrolled at Notre Dame Academy, N. Capitol & K Streets, Washington, D.C. Marie attended Trinity College in D.C. graduating in 1958 with a BA in Biology.
Marie volunteered for a year in Catholic social action in Chicago and New York. She taught at Trinity for a year and then obtained a position in the laboratories of the Rockefeller Medical Institute of New York. She married Emy E. Picard, Jr., at St. James Church, Falls Church, VA on September 2, 1961. Marie spent her first years of marriage enjoying raising her children. She wrote for a weekly newspaper, was room mother, Campfire Girls leader, CCD teacher and Eucharistic minister at Church of the Resurrection, Solon, OH. Marie was then employed in Cleveland, OH as an administrator for several non-profit organizations.
In later years, Marie studied Theology, receiving her MA in Theology from Notre Dame University and taught evening classes for several years at John Carroll University in Cleveland before her retirement. She and Emy moved to Maine in 2004 to be nearer to their children and also because they loved Maine.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday November 11, 10:00 am at St Joseph Parish in Ellsworth, Maine with a private burial at Holy Redeemer Cemetery. The funeral service will be livestreamed on Live Stream. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that friends consider a donation to their local hospice organization.
Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald Funeral Home 1139 Main St. Mount Desert, Maine 04660.