Obituary of Daniel E. Burns

U.S. Navy Veteran Daniel E. Burns, age 77, of Shelton, passed away Saturday September 20, 2008. Born in Bridgeport on February 1, 1931, he was a son of the late Daniel P. Burns and Anne Palcak Burns and was a long time Huntington resident. Mr. Burns was a retired employee of Avco Lycoming with over 30 years of service. A U.S. Navy veteran, Dan served aboard an aircraft carrier and had a true love for aviation. He will be remembered as a hard working man, always providing the best for his family. Survivors include his beloved wife of 50 years, Jean Mayernik Burns, nine children, Kerry Arthur and her husband Larry of Sandy Hook, Daniel Burns and Ross Campbell of VA, Christine Patti and her husband Joe of Cold Spring Harbor, NY, Thomas Burns of Windsor, Susan Mason and her husband Glen of VA, Lisa Fritzki of FL, Scott Burns and his wife Lisa of Newtown, Pamela Conrad and her husband Peter of Shelton and Leslie Irwin and her husband Dean of Guilford, a sister, Marilyn Magee and her husband Robert of PA, nine grandchildren, Sarah Terlaga, Adam Irwin, Sophia and Joseph Patti, Brynn Conrad, Ava Burns, Ian Irwin, Evan Burns and Liza Irwin as well as several nieces and nephews. Funeral Information Funeral services will take place on Tuesday September 23, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. DIRECTLY in St. Lawrence Church, 505 Shelton Ave., Shelton for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment, with military honors, will follow in Lawn Cemetery, Shelton. Friends may call on Monday from 4-8 p.m. in the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull. Donations Information In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimers Association 279 New Britain Rd. Suite 5 Kensington CT. 06037.