Thomas G. Burkey
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Thomas Gee Burkey, 86, departed this this life Sunday, July 4, 2021 in Chambersburg, PA, after a short battle with cancer. Tom was born May 27, 1935 in West Chester, PA, a son of the late Walter C. and Dorothy Gee Burkey. He spent his childhood in Malvern, PA and graduated from the Tredyffrin-Easttown High School, Berwyn in 1952. He, his father, and his brother were active in Boy Scouting when he was young, and he went on to become an Eagle Scout in Willistown Troop 78. Tom then attended Penn State University and studied forestry at the Mont Alto Campus. While there, he met Nancy Horst of Chambersburg, whom he married June of 1954. Tom became an electrical contractor and the owner and manager of Horst Electric, Chambersburg from 1967 until his retirement in 1997.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Horst Burkey, who passed away in 2006. Surviving family members are his brother, Stanley W. Burkey of Kampala, Uganda, his daughter, Suellen Burkey of Chambersburg, his granddaughter Annie Klebanoff of Brooklyn, NY; and a niece and nephew.
Services will be held Saturday in Chambersburg. Condolences and memories may be shared on his Book of Memories page at geiselfuneralhome.com.