John Demko

MORLEY, MO. -- John George Demko, 82, of Morley died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born July 25, 1924, in Bayonne, N. J., son of John and Mary Marcinko Demko. He and Ellen May were married May 28, 1949, in Bayonne, N.J.

Demko was an electronic engineer and a Marine veteran of World War II.

Survivors include his wife, Ellen Demko of Morley; two sons, Thomas John Demko of Bayville, N.J. and Joseph Demko of Las Vegas, Nev.; two daughters, Lisa Walker of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and Laura Johnson of Red Bank, N.J.; and seven grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.

Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.