Carol Joyce Burke Ludowici

Carol Joyce Burke Ludowici, 71, of Roanoke, formerly of Stanardsville, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Friendship Manor Health & Rehabilitation in Roanoke. She was born in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey on March 13, 1941, a daughter of the late Alvin Lee Burke and Caribel Frederick Burke. She was the widow of Robert Edward Ludowici and a member of Huntington Court Methodist Church in Roanoke and the American Business Women\"™s Association. Carol retired from the Federal Government after working for 30 years as a copier clerk in their printing office. She enjoyed cross-stitching, reading, socializing with friends and family, and bingo.

She is survived by her brother, Richard \"Dick\" Burke and his wife, Linda of Wirtz, VA; a nephew, Mark Burke of Lake Forest, CA; a niece, Christina Watty of Christiansburg, VA; two great-nephews, Devon Watty and Alexander Watty, also of Christiansburg.

The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until 12 noon on Monday, May 28, 2012 at Stanardsville United Methodist Church, Stanardsville. A celebration of Carol\"™s life will follow the visitation, with the Rev. Paul B. Davis, Jr. officiating. Interment will be in Stanardsville Public

Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to United Cerebral Palsy, 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006.

Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Bedford, is assisting the family, 540-586-3443, www.obituaries.tharpfuneralhome.com.