Tribute to Sharon Burke

Claire's Dover General Hospital, Wharton, NJ. Sharon was born in Summit, NJ and lived in Gillette and New Providence before moving to Califon 16 years ago. Sharon is survived by her loving husband Jeffrey, precious son Kenneth, beloved mother Barbara , dear brothers Billy and Danny Schwertfeger and her late father William and sister Barbie. She was a graduate of New Providence HS and Robert Walsh

Business School. Elizabeth, Bachelor of Science with honors in Business Administration. She was currently enrolled at Norwich University studying for her MBA with only one semester left. Sharon was currently employed with Clinsys Inc. in Bedminster, NJ as a Clinical Data Manager. Sharon has been a member of the Sports Car Club of America for 25 years. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Northern NJ Region. She has been a nationally licensed technical inspector and holds a regional license in emergency services. She was named the North East SCCA Worker of the year in 1996. She was also a champion autocrosser where she won dozens of races with her 1984 Comaro, including 3 invitation only events. She enjoyed volunteering at Tabby's Place a cat shelter in Hunterdon County and helped with Habitat for Humanity, with those skills she helped build the pavilion at Memorial Park in Lebanon Twp. She was past president of the Lebanon Twp. PTA and was a founding member of the Lebanon Twp Educational Foundation. Sharon participated in many Avon Breast Cancer walks with her team of friends. Sharon is greatly loved and missed by many, especially by her son Kenneth and husband Jeff.