Ann "Nancy" Burns

BURNS, Ann “Nancy” (nee Conroy) passed away on January 10th, 2024. Born and raised in New York City, she resided in Hillsdale, NJ, since 1954. Beloved wife of the late Vincent Burns. Mother to five sons and daughters in-law, Vincent (twin) and wife Kathy, Robert (twin) and wife Cynthia, Michael and wife Deborah, Joseph and wife Maria and John and wife Dara. Nancy had many grandchildren including Kevin, Kaitlin, Robert, Julie Anne, Michael, Brianna, Jack, Patrick, Mathew, Joseph, Nicholas and James as well as her two great grandchildren, Nathan and Gavin. She was predeceased by sister Theresa Gunn and brother Thomas Conroy. Her family also includes several nieces and nephews that completed her beautiful family.

After raising her family, Nancy was employed with the Borough of Emerson, NJ as their Chief Financial Officer for 22 years. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hillsdale Public Library @ hfpl.org/foundation/, where the staff was always so kind in making sure she had interesting reading material, or St. John the Baptist R.C. church @ Stjohnhillsdale.org/donate.

The family will receive guests at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Rd., Westwood, NJ on Monday, January 15th, from 4-8PM. A Mass celebrating Nancy's life and faith will be held at St. John, The Baptist R.C. Church in Hillsdale, NJ on WEDNESDAY, January 17th, at 10AM with interment at Calvary Cemetery in Queens, NY to follow. Becker-FuneralHome.Com