David Henry Burke CLU, 89 years, 348 days, passed away in his sleep on June 15, 2019 at Mercy Hallmar Residential Care, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Funeral Mass: 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 25 ^th , at Saint Wenceslaus Catholic Church with Father Christopher Podhajsky, Father Ivan Nienhaus and David's nephew, Father Kevin O'Dell concelebrating. Burial with military honors: Saint John's Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 P.M. Monday, June 24 ^th , at Papich-Kuba Funeral Home East, 1228 2 ^nd Street S.E., with a rosary at 7:30 P.M.

David was born July 3, 1929 in Cedar Rapids and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from McKinley High School (class of June, 1947) and from the University of Iowa (June, 1952) with the degree Bachelor of Science: College of Commerce.

Upon graduation from the University, David went into the military and served from June, 1952 to June, 1954, and was stationed in Europe in the capacity of an artillery/air support Forward Observer.

David married Rose Marie Dryml on June 7, 1958 at Saint Wenceslaus Catholic Church. David and Rose were members of Saint Wenceslaus Church and were former members of All Saints Catholic Church.

David was affiliated with one of the world's largest consulting firms, Aon Consulting, as a Vice President and was the Branch Manager of the Cedar Rapids office before opening his own consulting firm, Affinity Benefits Extraordinaire (ABE) upon his retirement from Aon. He continued to work every day until November, 2017. David held the CLU (Charter Life Underwriter) professional designation.

David and wife Rose Marie were very fortunate to have had many opportunities to travel extensively, both in the United States and throughout the world. Together they enjoyed antiquing and collecting Cedar Rapids memorabilia. They also enjoyed activities at their church.

David is survived by his two children, Christopher (Michele) Burke of Marion and Clarice (Les) Flanders of Knoxville, Iowa; four grandchildren, Abraham, Abigail, Anna and Aidan Flanders, and numerous nieces and nephews.

David was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Rose Marie (Dryml) Burke; his parents, Martin Victor "Vic" and Mary (Darner) Burke; brother, Martin Burke and his wife Patricia; sister, Barbara and her husband Burton "Burt" O'Dell, and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Johnny and Eileen Dryml.

The family would like to thank all the gifted hands at Mercy Hallmar for making David feel like family, Dr. Cearlock, Dr. Campbell, Dr. Snyder, Dr. Ahmed, Dr. Yacoub, Dr. Eck and the Mercy Medical Center ER staff. Thank you to all of the people at Mercy Dialysis, his chariot drivers-LIFTS and JOY RIDE. A special thanks to all of David's many friends who came to visit him and kept him in their prayers.

Thank you especially to Shirlee, David's office assistant, for keeping his office running efficiently for all those years, and to Jack, for not only being a business associate, but also a great friend.

Military graveside services will be conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #788.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Saint Wenceslaus Catholic Church, the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library or a charity of the donor's choice.