Teri Burnett-Hearn

Teri Lee (Streets) Burnett-Hearn, age 66, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Teri was raised in New Castle, Delaware and graduated from William Penn High School in 1975. After graduation, she worked as an administrative secretary for Wilmington Trust before finding her lifelong passion as an in-home Daycare Provider. She owned and operated Teri’s Tots for almost 40 years where she nurtured and helped raise hundreds of children throughout the years. Her pride and joy were her children, “Special K’s”, and her grandchildren, “Little Darlings”, and she will always be remembered for her kindness, generosity, and selfless acts of service to everyone she encountered. She was affectionally known as Ms. Teri, Mama T, and Nana. Despite a very time consuming career, she never missed a single event and always went above and beyond to make those milestone moments extra special for her children, their friends, and her grandchildren. Teri could be found most weekends at her second home in Pot-Nets Bayside, Long Neck, Delaware. She loved days on the water enjoying their pontoon boat, sitting around the table eating crabs, playing various board games with company including her favorite, Yahtzee, and taking her grandchildren down for “Nana and G-Pop weekends.” Teri is predeceased by her parents, Ethel and Erving Streets. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Gary Hearn; children: Kelly Cimorosi (Brian), Kevin Burnett (Ranae), Kristy Burnett, and Kenny Burnett (Katie); grandchildren: Ava Grace, Roman, Kenny Jr. (Jay), Jaxson, Bella, River, Lia, and Samantha; mother-in-law, Patricia Hearn; first husband and father of her children, Bill Burnett (Cicin); twin sister, Gerrie Springer (Ed); and niece. Danielle Gibbons (Chris). A visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, from 6 to 8 PM and again on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, from 9:30-10:30 AM at Strano & Feeley Funeral Home, 635 Churchmans Road, Newark, DE, 19720 followed by a service in celebration of Teri’s life at 10:30 AM. A burial will follow at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery. For directions or to send an online condolence, visit, www.stranofeeley.com The family would like to thank the incredible staff at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Helen Graham Cancer Center, the team and nurses on 6E, and the wonderful hospice staff at Christiana Hospital for the amazing care provided throughout her fight.