Michael Burns March 1, 1963 – Aug. 19, 2020

      Michael Burns, age 57, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020 at his home following a brief illness.
Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Saturday morning, Aug. 22, 2020 at Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery. Father Nick March officiated at the services.

      Surviving are two sisters, Vicky (Michael) Ellis of Anamosa, and Karla (Ish) Khan of San Diego, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents.

      Michael Dennis Burns was born March 1, 1963 at John McDonald Hospital, Monticello, Iowa. He was the son of Lyle and Mary Margaret McNamara, Burns. Michael was born with Downs Syndrome and lived with his parents until his father's death in 1991. He then moved to a group home in Monticello, where he lived out his life. He became well known in the community and always had a smile and a "HI" for all. He was always a delight for his family to visit.