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Harry Burns
Born in Illinois
91 years
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     Harry E. Burns, 91, of Peoria Heights, formerly of Washington, passed away at 7:47 p.m. on Monday, February 1, 2016, at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria.
     Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 4, 2016, at Clary Funeral Home, 3004 West Lake Avenue in Peoria, with Fr. David P. Richardson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Interment will be at St. Mary Cemetery in West Peoria, with Military Funeral Honors by U.S. Army and the Tazewell Military Rites Team.
     Harry was born on August 26, 1924 in Peoria, the son of Harry E. and Jane (Johnson) Burns. He married Helen Louise Wolschlag in September of 1947 at St. John Parish in Peoria. She preceded him in death on December 24, 1967. He was also preceded in death by his parents and a grandson, Rickey Boice. He married Martha W. (Brown) Cors on November 3, 1968 in Washington. She survives.
     He is also survived by his daughter, Rebecca A. (David) Folck of Peoria; sons, Michael P. (Crystal) Burns of Washington and Paul E. (Chris) Burns of Peoria; stepson, David W. Cors of Deer Creek; stepdaughter, Beverley S. Cors of Peoria; seven grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren.
     Harry retired in 1995 as the Shoe Department Manager for Montgomery Ward. He was formerly employed in the Shoe Department at Crawford’s Shoe Store and Carson Pirie Scott & Co.
     He was a U.S. Army World War II Veteran, serving in Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe. He earned two Overseas Service Bars, the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon with three Bronze Battle Stars, the Good Conduct Medal and the World-War II Victory Medal. He was a Member of the Deer Creek American Legion Post 1276.
     He was a former parishioner at St. John Catholic Church, merging with St. Boniface Catholic Church in 1994 to form St. Ann Catholic Church.
     In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Deer Creek American Legion Post 1276.

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Hendrick Polanco My deepest condolence February 13, 2016

My deepest condolences.  May these few words from the Holy Scriptures bring you comfort in your time of grief...

John 11:32-45

32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”

38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it.39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.”40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”

45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;

Please go to the following link for more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/dead-live-again-tract/dead-live-again

Marie Tomson My Condolences February 6, 2016
Isaiah 25=8 says  Hi will swallow up death forever,and the Sovereing Lord Jehovah will wipe away the tears from all faces,the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for jehovah himself has spoken it

For more imformation on hope express inthe one htt/w.w.w.j.w org. 
John & Karen Velpel Condolences February 3, 2016
So sorry for your loss.  Harry had a good, long life, but it is still tough saying goodbye.  You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
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