Obituary
Mrs. Bertha O'Rourke

Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha O'Rourke will be Thursday, April 24, at 1 p.m. at Miller Funeral Home & Crematory in Oxford, Ala.,with the Rev. Wayne Stevens officiating.

The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Eastaboga Baptist Cemetery.

Bertha Viola Newman O'Rourke went home to the Lord on April 22, 2008 at the age of 72 after a year long bout with colon and bladder cancer. She was comforted by her family and friends at home.

She was born on May 19, 1935 to Irene and John Newman in Burke County Georgia. Bertha was a devoted mother and Army wife. She held various jobs throughout her life to include nurse, receptionist and most recently office manager for Bradford Health Services for 11 years.

She was the widow of Master Sergeant (Retired) Michael Arthur O'Rourke, U.S. Army. She is survived by two sons; Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Michael J. Lentz of Bartow, Fla., John P. O'Rourke of Oxford, Ala.; and three daughters, Lena R. Wiggins of Talladega, Ala., Michele A. Tyler of Hayden, Ala., and Tammy R. Cucci of Fort Payne, Ala. She also leaves eight grandchildren and a great granddaughter. Bertha has two brothers; Lawrence Newman of Salem, Ark., and Harold Newman of Dothan, Ala.. She also has four sisters, Genevieve Newman of Atlanta, Ga., Beatrice Doyle of Sylvania, Ga., Mary Edenfield of Dawsonville, Ga., and Johnnie Lorenz of Macon, Ga. She was proceded in death by brothers, Ralph Newman of French Camp, Miss., and Everett Newman of Waynesboro, Ga., as well as a sister, Connie Jordan of Birmingham, Ala.

Pallbearers will be Doug Hurtado, Raymond Jourdan, Paul Edenfield, Tim Hurtado, David Edenfield and Paul Jourdan.

Personal condolences may be written to the family at www.millerfuneralhomeoxford.com