James C. Burkhouse, Jr., 92, of 32 Totten Hollow, Bradford, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020 at his residence.
Born in Reynoldsville on December 7, 1927, he was a son of the late J. Clair and Elizabeth (Schuckers) Burkhouse, Sr.
He attended Reynoldsville school and graduated from Bradford High School in 1946.
On March 25, 1950 in Bradford, he married Bonna (Wareham) Burkhouse who survives.
Jim was employed as a cabinet maker at Carl E. Swanson & Sons, and a member of the Local Carpenters Union in Pittsburgh. In his retirement he spent countless hours building things for his friends and the community and made beautiful wooden insturments including, dulcimers, violins, harps, ukuleles, guitars, mandolins, bowed psalteries.
He was a member of the Sawyer Evangelical Church and served on many of the boards at Sawyer. Jim attended First Baptist Church in Hempstead while he wintered in Texas. He was also a member of Bradford Lodge 749 F&AM as well as a 32 degree member of the Coudersport Consistory.
Surviving in addition to his wife Bonna of 69 years, are three daughters, Susan (Bruce Winquist) Giannantonio, of Humble, TX, Jamie (Dave) Trask, of Smethport, and Kerrie (Mark) Pessia, of Lewis Run, and a sister, Thelma (Dirk) Lammes, of Rochester NY, 10 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren,and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Earl Burkhouse, Maynard "Pete" Burkhouse, and Lloyd Burkhouse, and a sister, Roberta Martin.
Friends will be received on Saturday January 11, 2020, from 10:00am to Noon in the Sawyer Evangelical Church, 777 South Kendall Avenue, Bradford, PA, where funeral services will be held at Noon with the Rev. Ernest Perry Pastor officiating. Burial will be in McKean Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial contributions if desired may be made to the Sawyer Evangelical Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
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