Lowell Earl Burk, age 91, was born on April 19, 1933 to Herman and Margaret Burk in Goodland, Kansas. He was taken to heaven on May 11, 2024 at 11:55 p.m. Lowell graduated from Goodland High School in 1951. He went to St. Paul Bible College from 1952 to 1953. After helping his father on the farm for a year he met Rosalie Rae House at Bible School and they were married on October 18, 1957, during this time he joined the United States Army and was a truck mechanic for 2 years in Colorado Springs, then spent the next 8 years in the National Guard and became sergeant with honorable discharge. Lowel and Rosalie spent the next 50 years farming in the Sharon Springs and Oakley area. Together Lowell and Rosalie adopted two sons Jonathan Earl in 1970 and James Christian in 1973. Lowell and Rosalie moved to Hays in 2005, he was member of the Celebration Community Church and New Life Center Hays and enjoyed traveling, fixing things in his shop and spending time with his family and friends.
Lowell is survived by his wife Rosalie, his sister Virginia Duell, his brother Whit Cameron of Wallace, Kansas, his son Jonathan Burk and wife Susan Burk of Ocala FL, stepsons Cleavon Crawford of Ocala and Cedric Crawford of New York. His son James and wife Lisa Burk and their children, Clay, Micah and Avrianna Burk of Hays, Kansas; and many more family and friends.
Funeral service will be Friday, May 17, 2024 at 1 p.m. MT at Bateman Funeral Home, 211 East 11th Street, Goodland. Interment following the service at the Goodland Cemetery, North Main. Visitation will be prior to the service at Bateman Funeral Home from 12 to 1 p.m. MT. Information and condolences www.batemanfuneral.com.