Gloria "Glo" (Bannister) Burke, died peacefully, however unexpectedly, at UMass, early Thursday morning.
     She was a loving mother and wife. She leaves behind her husband of 20 years, Wayne A. Burke of Worcester; 5 brothers, Bruce and Dana Bannister, Steven Bannister and his wife Pinky, Arthur and Phillip Baxter; 3 sisters, Linda Baxter, Bertha Fabrizi and her husband Michael and Brenda Jankowski and her husband Kenny, along with their loving families; 7 children, Michael Cann and his wife Lisa, Christopher Cann and his wife Jessica, Linda Hall and her husband Ecclesiastes, Kevin Cann, Gayle Ocasio and her husband Xavier, all of Worcester; Brandy Lopez and her husband Frank and Maryanne Cann, all of Webster. She also leaves 3 stepchildren, Wayne Burke, Jr. of Leicester, Michael Burke of Mableton, GA and Juan Rodriguez of Worcester. Gloria also leaves behind 23 grandchildren who loved her very much. She was predeceased by her mother, Althea Ball; her father, Arthur Baxter and her two brothers, Ronald Baxter and Roland Allard.
     She was loved by all who knew her and will be dearly missed.
     Memorial Service will be held on Sat., August 4 at 10 AM in Worcester County Memorial Park Cemetery in Paxton. Family and friends are welcome to join the family, for a celebration of her life, at 83 Brookline St., Worcester.