Funeral service for Chief Master Sergeant (Retired) Sidney M. Burk will be 9:11 A.M. (0871 in honor of all Ironmen) Friday, August 19, 2016 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial with full military honors will follow in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin.

CMSgt (Retired) Sidney M. Burk, age 52, of Rio Rancho, New Mexico passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016 in Rio Rancho.  Sidney was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on November 6, 1963.  He married Dana L. Hinzman on March 10, 1984 in Colorado.  He served in the U.S. Air Force for 30 years obtaining the highest enlisted rank.  CMSgt (Retired) Burk has held numerous positions within the aircraft maintenance career field at the squadron to headquarters level.  His assignment locations have included Georgia, New York, United Kingdom, Virginia, California, Japan, Alabama and New Mexico.  He received many major awards and decorations including:  Meritorious Service Medal w/ four oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal w/ two oak leaf clusters, Air Force Achievement Medal w/ two oak leaf clusters, Meritorious Unit Award, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device w/ seven oak leaf clusters, Air Force Organizational Excellence Award, Air Force Good Conduct Medal w/ nine oak leaf clusters, National Defense Service Medal w/one service star, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ three service stars, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long w/ one oak leaf cluster, Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border w/ one oak leaf cluster, Air Force Longevity Service w/ six oak leaf clusters, USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon w/ three oak leaf clusters, Air Force Training Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait).

Sidney is preceded in death by his mother, Virginia L. (Simon) Hufnagel.

Sidney is survived by his wife of 32 years, Dana Burk, his sister, Susan (Burk) Perry, his brother, Charles Hufnagel and his father, James L. Hufnagel and several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations in honor of Sidney Burk to Paws for Veterans.  Online donations can be made via PayPal through link http://www.pawsforveterans.com/donate.html .  Also, if you want to donate via check, please send it to 1900 S. Harbor City Blvd., Suite 106, Melbourne, FL  32901.