Kittery- Miriam Elizabeth Burbank 87 of Halstead Street in Kittery died on June 21, 2017 at Durgin Pines in Kittery surrounded by her family.
Born in Quincy Massachusetts she was a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Walsh) Crowley and attended local schools, graduating with the class of 1948 from North Quincy High School.

She met and in 1952 married her loving husband Lucian Burbank and together they settled in Kittery where they would begin a family. Sadly, Lucian passed away in 1975 and she remained in Kittery and raised her family as an active member of the community.

Mim as she was known to so many worked for a time for the John Hancock Company in Boston,
for the Town of Kittery in the Assessor's office. Later in life she worked for Damart and MicroMed.
She also worked for York Hospital as a Patient Assistant.

As a breast cancer survivor, she was an active member of the York Hospital Breast Cancer Support Group and served as the secretary. She also was as a founding member of the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Team here in Kittery.

She was a passionate supporter of Special Olympics of Maine, and over the years single handedly collecting returnable cans totaling over 13 thousand dollars to donate to Special Olympics and many other charitable organizations. She volunteered for Meals on Wheels and enjoyed many social activities at the Kittery Community Center.

Her first love was unquestionably her family, spending time on the swing at camp, organizing transportation to sporting or school events, attending activities and family gatherings were all some of her most cherished times.

She is survived by her daughter, Catherine and husband, Robert Wiechert of Eliot, son Paul Burbank and wife Patricia of York, son John Burbank and wife Marie of South Berwick, daughter Jean Burbank of Portsmouth, son Christopher Burbank and wife Denise of South Berwick and daughter in-law Karen Burbank of Kittery. Her eleven grandchildren, Bryan, Laura, Chad, Ashley, Lucas, Thomas and Michael Burbank, William and Nicholas Martell, Andrew Wiechert and Alison Ritter, and five great-grandchildren,
Marina Legere, Amelia, Brody and Lula Burbank and Derik Ritter.
Her siblings, Marjorie Crowley, Patricia Calberg, Howard and Paul Crowley, sister in-law, Lucille Melhorn and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband, Lucian and son, Richard Burbank.

Friends may visit with Mim's family on Sunday from 3-6pm in the JS Pelkey Funeral Home 12 Old Post Road Kittery Maine 03904. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.jspelkeyfuneralhome. A funeral will be held on Monday at 11am in First Federated Church in South Berwick with parking at Central School. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to Special Olympics of Maine 125 John Roberts Road Suite 5 South Portland, Maine 04106 or Kittery Footprints Food Pantry POB 246 , Kittery, Maine 03904  Care for the Burbank family has been entrusted to the JS Pelkey Funeral Home.