Barbara Marie (Fink) Buerck

BARBARA MARIE (FINK) BUERCK, 74, of Perryville, Missouri, formerly of Ellis Grove, Illinois. passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at Mercy Southeast Hospital, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

She was born to the late John Junior and Mildred (nee Bleem) Fink on May 3, 1950 in Chester, Illinois.

Barbara married Michael Buerck on October 24, 2015 at St. Mary’s Church of Divine Maternity in Ellis Grove, Illinois; he survives.

After graduating high school in 1968, Barbara worked as a secretary for Spartan Printing until 1993. She then worked in the administrative offices at Menard Correctional Center in Chester until retirement.

Barbara was a member of St. Mary’s Church of Divine Maternity in Ellis Grove, Illinois and was attending St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Kaskaskia, Illinois. She enjoyed watching old movies and loved to dance. Barbara and her husband Michael taught dance classes at Perryville and Southeast Missouri State University until 2016.

Survivors:

Husband:

Michael Buerck Perryville, MO

3 Step Children:

Heather (Keith) Perreault Cape Girardeau, MO

Katie (Sam) McGinty Cape Girardeau, MO

Cory (Amber) Buerck St. Louis, MO

1 Step Daughter-in-law:

Stacy Buerck Perryville, MO

11 Step Grandchildren

4 Step Great Grandchildren

Preceded in Death by:  Parents and 1 Step Son – Matthew Louis Buerck

Memorial Mass:

10:00 am, Friday, September 13, 2024

St. Mary’s Church of Divine Maternity, Ellis Grove, Illinois

Officiating:

Father Sebastian Ukoh

Inurnment:

Ellis Grove City Cemetery

Ellis Grove, Illinois

Visitation:

Thursday – 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Pechacek Funeral Home, Chester, Illinois

Friday – 9:00 am – 10:00 am

St. Mary’s Church of Divine Maternity, Ellis Grove, Illinois

Memorials:

St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church, Kaskaskia, Illinois