Daniel Burke, 57, of Quaker Road, died on Sunday, January 30, 2011 in the VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, after a short illness.

He is survived by his mother, Mary P. (Plummer) Burke of Douglas; three brothers, Stephen J. Burke and his wife Darlene of Jefferson, Edmund F. Burke and his wife Kathy of Worcester and Paul A. Burke and his wife Tammy of Palmer; two sisters, Laura Pearson of Douglas and Sue Ellen Gauthier and her husband John of Southington, Connecticut; and nephews and nieces, Mark, Elise, John, Paul, Ryan, Allison, Dennis and Christopher.

Daniel was born on February 23, 1953 in Somerville, a son of the late Edmund I. Burke, and was a 1971 graduate of Wachusett Regional High School. He proudly served his country with the U.S. Army for 21 years, stationed in Germany and South Korea, retiring from the military as a Staff Sergeant in 1997. Recently he was a Regional Manager for the College Certification Program for U.S. service personnel in South Korea.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 4th in St. Mary’s Church, 114 Princeton Street, Jefferson. Spring burial will be in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton. Daniel’s family requests in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Massachusetts Veterans’ Shelter, Inc., 69 Grove Street, Worcester, MA 01605. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden.