Therese M Consiglio Burke

After a long, beautiful, life Therese M Consiglio Burke passed away on Feb 9 2025 at the age of 98. Therese was born and raised in Holyoke MA on Dec 16, 1926 to Adrien and Flore Anna (Fortin) Remillard and was the youngest of 4 children. Her siblings included brothers Marcel and Gerard Remillard and sister Claire (Remillard) DesFosses who all passed before her. She married the “love of my life” Joseph E Consiglio of Los Angles in 1946 after 2 years of writing letters during WWII. Together they raised three children; Barbara (James) Morse, Joseph (Joe) Consiglio (Ella), and Anthony (Tony) Consiglio (Pam). She had four grandchildren: James (Jamie) Morse, Scott Morse (Patty), Ann-Marie Consiglio Joaquin, and Erin Consiglio; five great-grandchildren: Ryan, Ethan, Olivia, Tera, and Mason; and five great-great grandchildren. She also leaves her very dearest friends of 62 years, Tom and Terry (Hyder) Campbell. Following the early death of her husband Joe at age 56, she met another wonderful man Bill Burke who asked her to marry (1979) and then retire with him to Myrtle Beach SC and later (for more golf) to The Villages, FL in 1990. Bill passed in 1996 at the age of 69 but nothing could make Mom move from the place where she had so many friends. Eventually each of her children joined her as Villages residents. Therese was a very busy woman. She learned to golf with Bill in The Villages and was often on the course with him and her women’s groups. She had loved bowling with Joe and was thrilled when The Villages has two bowling houses, she joined teams in both of them. She played for the St. Timothy league at Fiesta Bowl and was a founding member of the Sunshine Gals at Spanish Springs and was President for a time. She bowled until she was 92 years old! In her youth she loved water sports. When her children were young, she took part in synchronized swimming with shows at the local Y. She taught each of her children to swim, dive, do handstands and tricks in the water. Her husband Joe enjoyed boating and she learned to waterski, as did her son Joe. In her quieter moments, she was a talented knitter and crocheter and taught those skills to her daughter. After Bill passed she learned to do counted cross-stitch and created many beautiful pieces which are a legacy to her family. Therese was an amazing cook and she shared those skills with all three of her children and with her granddaughter. There wasn’t a holiday she didn’t love and you could count on her to prepare an amazing Christmas dinner. As a widow for the second time, Therese took up traveling. She’d gone on ocean cruises with Bill but now she needed new people to travel with. A neighbor started a group called the Spunky Ladies who would travel to many different places, inside and out of the US. Therese signed up for most of those trips. Among her favorite travel companions were Lena Hyder and Barbara Duffy. One of the first trips outside the US was to Ireland and she really caught the bug. She went to England, Scotland, Iceland, Spain, Portugal and Canada (where her parents’ families came from) and her traveling companions were thrilled to know she spoke French. She loved the River Boat Cruises and traveled in Europe down the Danube, the Rhine, and the Volga. She also enjoyed traveling on the rivers of the US to soak up our history. There will be a Catholic Mass at St. Timothy’s Catholic Church, 1351 Paige Pl, Lady Lake, FL 32159 at 8:30 a.m. on March 24th, 2025 with a Celebration of Life brunch following the service in the Church hall. In lieu of flowers donations in her name may be made to Cornerstone Hospice Inc, 2445 Lake Park Rd, Tavares FL 32778-9916

Therese M Consiglio Burke

December 16, 1926 - February 9, 2025