John Winthrop Burkland Obituary
We are sad to announce that on October 8, 2020, at the age of 65, John Winthrop Burkland of Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of John Winthrop Burkland to pay them a last tribute. You may also light a candle in honor of John Winthrop Burkland.
Jay was born June 24, 1955 in Bethlehem, PA, the son of Raymond Albert Burkland and Carmela (DelVillaggio) Burkland. In addition to his parents, Jay is predeceased by maternal grandparents, Leonardo Alberto DelVillaggio and Cora (DelGrosso) DelVillaggio and paternal grandparents, Stewart Alfred Burkland Sr. and Augusta (Hagedorn) Burkland.
Jay graduated from Freedom High School with the Class of 1973. Jay's passion was being a motorcycle mechanic. Jay was also a computer genius, avid reader and pilot. Jay enjoyed traveling on his Harley Davidson to different destinations.
Left to cherish Jay’s memory are his three children, Jerrett John Burkland, Robert Scott “Bobby” Burkland and Natalie Louise Burkland, all of Hopwood , two brothers, Richard Howard Burkland of Perryopolis , and William Stewart Burkland and wife, Pamela (Thompson) of Ligonier , and a sister, Rae and husband, Dihlon McManne of Pittsburgh, five nephews, cousins, wonderful neighbors and many friends.
