Donna "Noa" Bursie

Aug. 27, 1956 – Oct. 12, 2013

Donna "Noa" Bursie, of Clarence, a teacher and singer-songwriter noted for her stirring, soulful vocal style, died Saturday in St. John's Hospice after a lengthy illness. She was 57.

Born in Buffalo, the youngest of nine children, she was a graduate of...