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Cottage Inn Restaurateur
Maumee Councilman
George S. Burnett was born on December 30, 1915 in Greenville, Ohio to Grace Delight and Walter S. Burnett.
George married Virginia Willowdean Odneal (Garden Wall Niche 1C) on April 26, 1944 in Maumee, Ohio. Their children are G. Norman Burnett and Lynn Hanna Stoycheff.
For over 25 years, George owned and operated the Cottage Inn Restaurant located on the east side of Conant St. just north of Dudley St. where the Maumee Municipal Building now stands. The Cottage Inn Restaurant featured home cooked food and a cozy atmosphere in downtown Maumee, Ohio.
He was a Maumee City Councilman.
George was a charter member of the Maumee Rotary Club. He was a founder of Indian Hills Boat Club.
He retired, living in Ormond Beach and Port Orange, Florida.
George died at Memorial Hospital on May 16, 2000 in Ormond Beach, Florida.
Obituary Summary on December 13, 2021
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GEORGE S BURNETT 2000-05-18
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"Yes we ate there (Cottage Inn Restaurant). Great memories of the
people who took me there especially my Uncle Nick after the parades.
A neighbor and former parishioner Sue Ziems. Great home cooked food!
Cozy atmosphere! Don’t know owners. It was located where the city
building is now. Facing Conant maybe would have been two buildings
in from Dudley towards Alley."
Deb Wagener Graham, 12/13/2021
"I remember it (Cottage Inn Restaurant) as a little little kid...loved
going there...think there was pie? Ice cream? lol"
Linda Wright, 12/13/2021
"My grama Hallie Mitchell worked there (Cottage Inn Restaurant) &
met her husband, my grampa Elmer Mitchell!"
Jim Mitchell, 12/13/2021
"No (having picture), but remember it (Cottage Inn Restaurant) well...
we ate lunches in there frequently."
Fran M. Friedman, 12/13/2021
"My good friend and classmate MHS 67 and Phi Mu sister Lynn Burnett
used to take me there (Cottage Inn Restaurant). Those are her parents
(George and Ginny Byrnett listed above). I thought it was so cool
to own a restaurant and of course we never had to pay!!"
Candy Pierre, 12/13/2021
"My mom worked the (Cottage Inn Restaurant's) steam table and grill
and my best friends mom was a waitress, Jerry Gorno.
My mom always said that Mr Burnett was the best boss"
Sharon Lee, 12/13/2021
"My mom was a waitress here (Cottage Inn Restaurant) and
met my dad (Fred Pfleghaar)."
Martha Evans, 12/13/2021
"My parents owned the restaurant (Cottage Inn Restaurant)
for a long time. I loved going there and when my father
couldn't get home for dinner we often went up to
have dinner with him. He died about 20 years ago
and my Mom about 5. They lived in Florida for most of
their retirement years. Thanks for asking! Miss them both."
Lynn Hanna Stoycheff, 12/13/2021
