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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Paul S. Burtness
Paul S.
Burtness
Jun 30, 1923 — Dec 10, 2019
Sycamore
Paul S. Burtness' Obituary
Paul S. Burtness, of Sycamore, IL, died Monday, November 4, 2019, at home.
Born June 30, 1923, in Chicago Illinois, Paul was the son of Sidney Thorander and Margaret
Johnson Burtness, beloved husband of Jean W. Burtness (deceased) and beloved father of Karen (Jan
Willem) Burtness Prak and Neil Burtness, and brother of the late Theodore Burtness of Centerport, NY.
Johnson Burtness, beloved husband of Jean W. Burtness (deceased) and beloved father of Karen (Jan
Willem) Burtness Prak and Neil Burtness, and brother of the late Theodore Burtness of Centerport, NY.
He graduated from Carson Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee and received his Ph.D. from the
University of Chicago in 1953. He was formerly Professor of English Literature (history of the language,
Chaucer, Milton) and Dean of the College of Arts and Science at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb.
Author of several anthologies, a study of Edgar Allen Poe
(The
Enigma
of
Poe),
a college English
handbook (Close Reading of Factual Prose), a collection of articles about The Puzzle of Pearl Harbor
and, in collaboration with Dr. Warren U. Ober, of numerous articles concerning World War II.
handbook (Close Reading of Factual Prose), a collection of articles about The Puzzle of Pearl Harbor
and, in collaboration with Dr. Warren U. Ober, of numerous articles concerning World War II.
He loved classical music, great literature, sailing, hiking and swimming, tennis and golf, played a
respectable game of chess and for most of his life held subscriptions to numerous performing groups,
among them the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago and Music of the Baroque.
respectable game of chess and for most of his life held subscriptions to numerous performing groups,
among them the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago and Music of the Baroque.
Arrangements were completed at the Butala Funeral Home and Crematory in Sycamore. To sign the online guest book go to
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