With over sixty years of combined NY state licensure, second and third generation funeral directors, the staff at the William J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home brings together decades of experience, service and compassion at a personal time of need. Pride is taken in attention to the smallest of detail. The Burke Funeral Home is a long standing member of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, National Funeral Directors Association, NY State Funeral Directors Association, Adirondack Funeral Directors Association and various other business, professional and local community groups.

Mark T. Phillips
A fourth generation native Saratogian, Mark has been affiliated with Burke Funeral Home since 1971, receiving his license in 1975. Following the death of his mentor, the late Richard Stone, he became manager of the firm in 1991. President and manager of the William J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home, the firm acquired the Bussin & Cunniff Funeral Home in 2001. A 1972 graduate of St. Peter's Academy and a '74 graduate of Hudson Valley Community College, he is a strong supporter of local community involvement. A member and past officer of numerous civic, fraternal, religious and benevolent organizations, including the Third and Fourth degrees of Saratoga Council 246 Knights of Columbus, Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge 161, the Church of St. Peter, Principessa Elena Society, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, he is a member of both the Saratoga Springs and Saratoga County Emergency Disaster Preparedness Committees. Currently serving as President of Beyond the Classroom Foundation, Inc., he is a 15 gallon blood donor for the American Red Cross. An active member of the US Public Health Service Mortuary Response Team of Region Two, he is a member and past two term president for the Adirondack Funeral Directors Association. He was recently re-elected State Director of the NYS Funeral Directors Association, is spokesperson for the group's Capital District region and is a member of the National Funeral Directors Association and the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce. He resides on Regent Street in Saratoga Springs with his wife, the former Michelle DelVecchio. They are the parents of two college students.

Thomas Armer
Tom has been affiliated as a funeral director with the Burke firm since 1974. A second generation funeral director, he is one of five licensed funeral directors in the Armer family of Ballston Spa. A member and former vestryman of Christ Episcopal Church in Ballston Spa, he is also a member and past president of the Adirondack Funeral Directors Association. He has donated many years of volunteer service to the county 4-H unit and is a member and current president of the Saratoga County Fair Board. Tom's interests include the great outdoors and taking care of his registered Belgian draft horses at his Meadow View Farm on Hop City Road in Ballston Spa. He is married to retired Saratoga Springs school teacher Donna L. Armer, and they are the parents of two daughters and proud grandparents of Karson Anthony.

Thomas Simone
Tom is a native of Saratoga Springs and a graduate of St. Peter's Academy. His father, Patrick Simone, started and ran Simone Funeral Home, Inc. from 1936  to 1975. After graduating from Hudson Valley Community College's Mortuary Science program, Tom took over the business and ran the funeral home for several years. In Dec. 2006 he brought his experience with him and joined the Burke & Bussing firm. Tom is an active member of the community. He belongs to The Knights of Columbus and the local Lions Club and is a parishioner of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. He and his wife Sharon live in Greenfield Center and are the proud parents of four children.