November 7, 2019
Veteran
Arthur F. Rourke
Celebration of Life
Monday, November 18, 2019
9:30 AM
Keohane Funeral Home
785 Hancock St
Quincy, MA 02170
Funeral Mass
Monday, November 18, 2019
10:30 AM
St. Agatha Parish
432 Adams Street
Milton, MA 02186
Interment
Monday, November 18, 2019
11:30 AM
Blue Hill Cemetery
700 West Street
Braintree, MA 02184
Arthur F. Rourke, 89 of Quincy passed away peacefully in Victor, Montana on Thursday, November 7, 2019.
Born in Somerville, Arthur was a son of the late Albert and Sarah (Whalen) Rourke. He was a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran and worked for over 50 years as a pressman for The Boston Globe. He was a Eucharistic Minister at St. Agatha’s in Milton, the longtime proprietor of the Ball Square Grill in Somerville, and a member of the Quincy Lodge of Elks #943. He was an avid fan of the BC Eagles and New England Patriots.
Arthur was the brother of Arlene Griffith of Newmarket, NH and the late Audrey (Rourke) Turner, Allen Rourke, and Albert Rourke, Jr. Dear friend of Jim and Mal Delaney of Bridgewater and is survived by many nieces and nephews.
Services Monday November 18, from Keohane Funeral Home, 785 Hancock St. WOLLASTON at 9:30AM with a Funeral Mass in St. Agatha’s Church, Milton at 10:30. Burial in Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in Arthur’s memory to Partners in Home Care, 2673 Palmer St. Missoula, MT 59808, or to a charity of one’s choice