Kristopher R. FRANCISCO

Kristopher R. FRANCISCO, 24, of Scio, NY, died Saturday, March 28, 2020.

Friends may call at Riverside Assembly of God, Wellsville on Saturday, July 11, 2020 from 1:00 – 2:00 PM, with a Memorial Service following at 2:00 PM.  CDC and NYS Dept. of Health guidelines apply.  Burial will be with his grandmother, Faith Francisco, in Forest Hills Cemetery, Belmont.  Arrangements are under the direction of Mulholland-Crowell Funeral Home, Wellsville.  Memorials may be made to Riverside Assembly of God, 3218 Riverside Drive, Wellsville, NY 14895.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.

He was born November 4, 1995, in Hornell.

A 2014 graduate of Scio Central School, he earned an associate’s degree in heavy equipment operating from Alfred State College in 2016. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator with Operating Engineers Local #158.

Kris loved bowling and motorcycle riding.

Surviving are: his father and step-mother, Rex R. and Tina Marie Merrell Francisco of Scio; his mother Dawn Walters of Utica; a daughter, Faith Sawyer Jean Francisco; four siblings, Tanya (Sean) Stcyr of Bloomsfield, Timothy (Jayna) DeGroff of Lexington, SC, Amanda (Jeffrey) Fanton of Hornell, and Andrew (Katrina) DeGroff of Bolivar; paternal grandfather, Frederick Francisco of Wellsville; maternal grandparents, Ted and Linda Walters of Verona and Burdette and Clara Merrell of Bolivar; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was predeceased by his paternal grandmother, Faith Francisco, who was his guardian angel.