Christina Burke's Obituary
Christina Burke, age 93, of Pleasant Hills, passed away surrounded by her loving family on January 3, 2021.
Christina is survived by her daughter, Patricia Aivazis; sister, Eva Troianos; granddaughters, Kristina (Justin) Bendel and Stacie Liadis; great-grandson, Elias Chamberlain; as well as many nieces, nephews, and friends.
She was preceded in death by beloved husband, Walter Burke; her parents, Andrew Tenekedes and Mary Tenekedes; siblings, Angela Makris, Nicholas Tenekedes, Paul Tenekedes.
Christina always enjoyed having her family near and was a great hostess, especially known for her pineapple upside down cake. Christina was proud of her Greek heritage and enjoyed the music and dancing.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 7th from 2-4 P.M. & 6-8 P.M. with a Trisagion Service at 7 P.M. at the JEFFERSON MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, INC., 301 Curry Hollow Rd., Pleasant Hills, 15236.
Visitation will be held on Friday, January 8th from 10-11 A.M. with a funeral service to follow at 11 A.M. at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church, 123 Gilkeson Road Pittsburgh, PA 15228.
Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church, holycrosspgh.org/donate or to the Mario Lemieux Foundation at mariolemieux.org.
In compliance with Pennsylvania Guidelines, only 25 people are permitted per visitation room. Please be prepared to wait outside. Everyone in attendance must have a face covering.
Condolences may be left at www.jeffersonmemorial.biz.
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