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Thomas E. Burger
Owner and President

Mr. Burger was born in nearby Brockport, New York June 13, 1946. His ancestors settled in western Monroe County (Town of Greece) when the area was first settled as early as 1791 and the early 1800's(Town of Parma). He attended Hilton, New York schools and graduated from Hilton Central High school in June 1964. He had early aspirations of becoming a funeral director in high school especially after witnessing the terminal illness and funeral procedures following the deaths of his grandfathers. He was never encouraged by those already practicing in the field something that he has made sure he would never do after establishing his own business. The doors and office of the Burger Funeral Home have always been open to anyone expressing an interest in funeral service.

He attended and graduated from Cornell University June 1968 with a B.S. Degree. He taught school in Buffalo, New York from 1968 until June 1973 obtaining a M.S. in Education from SUNY @ Buffalo. He still had strong desires to become a funeral director and enrolled in Simmons School of Mortuary Science in Syracuse, New York graduating in September 1974. While attending Simmons School he was very fortunate to be able to live and work part-time at the John G. Butler Funeral Home in Syracuse, New York where he served part of his New York State required residency/apprenticeship. In September of 1976 Mr. Burger  officially opened the Thomas E. Burger Funeral Home Inc. in Hilton New York.

Michael F. Blanc

   
Mike was born July 4, 1959 in Buffalo, NY. He was raised in Perry and attended the Perry Central Schools where he graduated in 1977. After a year of college at GCC and jobs at Letchworth State Park and Agway Petroleum, he joined the Air Force in 1981 and spent the next 8 years traveling the Far East, while obtaining a degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from the College of the Air Force. Upon his Honorable Discharge in 1988 he went to work for R G&E. In 1996 he went back to school at Simmons Institute of Funeral Service to follow his passion of always wanting to serve as a funeral director. After his graduation in 1998 he served his internship and worked part time with the Willard H. Scott Funeral Home in Webster, NY. In 1999 he moved to Florida to work for Florida Power and Light and worked nights and weekends with the T. M. Ralph Funeral Home in Plantation, FL. His chance came to fulfill a life long dream when he was offered a full time position with the Fuller Funeral Home in Naples, Fl. in 2002.

In November, 2006, Mike accepted a position with the Thomas E. Burger Funeral Home. After spending many years in the Far East with the Air Force and 7 years in Florida, he is grateful to be back home closer to family with the opportunity to serve the Hilton community.

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