Nelle Gilham Lemon Burger

1869–1957 (age 88)

Biography

Nelle Gilham Lemon Burger was born in 1869 and devoted her adult life to the families and neighborhoods around Maple Park, helping to shape a welcoming community through hospitality and quieter acts of kindness. Her leadership kept Maple Park's small events vibrant and made her a familiar presence at neighborhood gatherings.

She shared her steady warmth with neighbors and congregants, and her gentle leadership is still fondly remembered by visitors to Maple Park Cemetery. Those memories keep alive her steady friendship and the spirit of care she embodied.

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