Francella M. Hornburg-Burchett
Francella M. Hornburg-Burchett, 50, was granted her
angel wings on Jan. 30, 2012 after a brief battle with cancer.
Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends
that Fran had touched in many different ways throughout her
life. She was born March 20, 1961 in Dunkirk, New York to
Lee and Frances (Pisa) Hornburg.
Francella was a 1979 graduate of Silver Creek Central
School. She continued her education at the State University of
New York - Fredonia in Fredonia, NY graduating in 1991 with
a master's degree in education. She was a devoted teacher
who cared very deeply for each and every one of her
students, during her 19 years at Silver Creek Central Schools.
She was an active member of the parent-teacher team, a
Festival of Grapes Pageant volunteer as well as a children's
fair volunteer worker. Her interests included spending time
with her children and family, music, reading and traveling.
Surviving are her husband, Robert Burchett; two
children, Brittany and Alexander; her mother-in-law, Shirley
(Hohenstien) Hickling; sisters-in-law Katherine (Burchett)
Greco, Joyce (Burchett) Parker and brother-in-law, Howard
Burchett. She is also survived by several aunts, uncles and
cousins. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by
her maternal grandparents, George and Marie Pisa;
father-in-law Robert Burchett; Aunt Maria (Pisa) Richardson;
and a cousin, Shawn McDaniel.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Fran
Burchett Memorial Fund at M & T Bank, which will be used for
the Fran Burchett Scholarship and donations to various
cancer research studies. Prayers will be held Friday, Feb. 3,
2012 at 9:30 AM from the Hole-Parker Funeral Chapel in
Silver Creek followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.
in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Silver Creek. The family
will be present today from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
angel wings on Jan. 30, 2012 after a brief battle with cancer.
Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends
that Fran had touched in many different ways throughout her
life. She was born March 20, 1961 in Dunkirk, New York to
Lee and Frances (Pisa) Hornburg.
Francella was a 1979 graduate of Silver Creek Central
School. She continued her education at the State University of
New York - Fredonia in Fredonia, NY graduating in 1991 with
a master's degree in education. She was a devoted teacher
who cared very deeply for each and every one of her
students, during her 19 years at Silver Creek Central Schools.
She was an active member of the parent-teacher team, a
Festival of Grapes Pageant volunteer as well as a children's
fair volunteer worker. Her interests included spending time
with her children and family, music, reading and traveling.
Surviving are her husband, Robert Burchett; two
children, Brittany and Alexander; her mother-in-law, Shirley
(Hohenstien) Hickling; sisters-in-law Katherine (Burchett)
Greco, Joyce (Burchett) Parker and brother-in-law, Howard
Burchett. She is also survived by several aunts, uncles and
cousins. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by
her maternal grandparents, George and Marie Pisa;
father-in-law Robert Burchett; Aunt Maria (Pisa) Richardson;
and a cousin, Shawn McDaniel.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Fran
Burchett Memorial Fund at M & T Bank, which will be used for
the Fran Burchett Scholarship and donations to various
cancer research studies. Prayers will be held Friday, Feb. 3,
2012 at 9:30 AM from the Hole-Parker Funeral Chapel in
Silver Creek followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.
in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Silver Creek. The family
will be present today from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
