Frances-Anne Fusco, 46

October 23, 2021

Frances-Anne, 46, passed away suddenly at her Manheim home on Saturday October 23, 2021, leaving behind her two daughters Francesca B. McClure, 19, at Juniata College and Eleanor “Ellie” A McClure, 15, of Manheim Central High School.

She was born March 9th, 1975 in Brooklyn, NY to Cono Francis Fusco and the late Carol-Anne Fusco née Guardino. She spent her formative years living in Brooklyn, NY with her two older sisters and parents until they moved to Long Island in 1982. As a child she enjoyed plenty of pool time, helping dad build the deck and of course helping her beloved grandmother “Memaw” bake when they visited her grandparents in their upstate NY home. Those were some of her fondest childhood memories.

She graduated Lindenhurst High School, Class of 1993, with high academics and worked on the Bill Clinton campaign with her fellow High School Democrats. After High School Frances attended SUNY Farmingdale and got her degree in nursing. In 1996, she moved with her parents and 3 younger siblings to Lancaster, PA, after her father retired from their family business. Here she continued to work in the nursing field until she found her passion in furniture.

She started working at Good’s furniture and learned what went behind the product of your investment. She was passionate about knowing the ins and outs of a particular product and sharing her knowledge with her clients. She had an impeccable eye for design and color coordination. She was also a strong DIYer and met every challenge with an “I can do that!” attitude. She went on to work for more than 20 years for The La-Z-Boy gallery, and lastly Raymore & Flannigan in Reading. She had an eye for wood grain and could identify the species at just a glance.

In 2001 Frances married Marc McClure and they developed a strong bond that evolved into their two beautiful daughters. The marriage was later dissolved, but the two remained steadfast and had a close companionship.

As a mother she learned to make things stretch, as most families do, and have a good time during the family BBQs, birthdays, Fourth of July and her favorite, just like her mother, Halloween. On Halloween all her nieces and nephews would come over for dinner and Trick-or-Treat the Manhiem neighborhood, and insisting that her kids get pumpkins and carve or paint them. She loved the autumnal flowers and festivities and the Manhiem Farm Show, especially the Chicken Corn Soup!

Her family will remember her as being kind, and loving. They remember her strength in personality and in endurance. She was generous and selfless, always reaching out if others needed a helping hand. She was spontaneous, often trying to make the biggest celebration of life as she could. She was also a skilled crochet artists winning 2nd place in the Manhiem Farm Show and making blankets and scarves for the entire family.

She loved her family most of all, especially her two daughters, Francesca and Ellie. Ellie recently shared the happy memory of her mom making eggs in the morning, and embracing her child like giddiness while discussing boys! Ellie said “At the end of the day we knew we loved each other and had each others back.” Francesca talked fondly about the last family trip to New York City during Christmas 2019. “We went and saw Hamilton. She made it all very special. She was always doing stuff like that.”

In addition to her loving companion Marc, Frances is survived by their two children: Francesca and Ellie, her five siblings; Jennifer-Ann, wife of Anthony DeMario, Islip, NY, Paula-Ann, wife of Daniel Petti, Manheim Township, Joseph J. Fusco, husband of Blanca Casco-Fusco, Lancaster, Agnes-Ann Fusco, wife Melanie Hummer, Lancaster, and Carol-Anne P. Fusco, Lancaster; six nieces and nephews; Jasmine, Jayden, Anthony, Cono S., Michael and Giuseppe; and many beloved Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and friends.

Viewings will take place 10-11 with services starting at 11am on Monday November 1st, 2021 at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA. Contributions may be made to the GoFundMe page to help with living expenses; visit Gofundme.com and search Francesca and Ellie Funeral Help – Thank you!

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