Phyllis C. Berton

Phyllis C. Berton Newfound area Retailer and Chamber of Commerce Director Bristol,N.H. Phyllis C. Berton died peacefully Sunday, November 4th, surrounded by her three children. Born to Herman and Florence Peterson, January 22, 1928, in Methuen, Ma., she was one of eight children (Douglas, Louis, Ralph, Al, Walter, Florence Castle, Dorothy Boynton). A 1946 graduate of Lawrence, Ma. High School, she married Robert Berton in 1948. Phyllis raised her family in Chelmsford, Ma. before moving to Bristol, NH where she opened and operated the Bristol 5 & 10 for 20 years. Phyllis remained active in the Bristol community as a member/administrator of the Newfound Chamber of Commerce for another 20 years. She is survived by her three children, Lynda Bucknell, Paul, and David, and six grandchildren, Bruce and Aaron Bucknell, Carter, Kendall, Benjamin and Eva Berton. BERTON of Bristol, NH, Phyllis C., died Nov. 4th, 2007. A service and reception will be held at the Bristol United Church of Christ (formerly Bristol Federated Church) on South Main Street in Bristol, NH at 10:00AM, Saturday November 10th. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Newfound Area Nurses Associaton (NANA) or the Seaver Speare Hospital in Plymouth, NH. J. Verne Wood Funeral Home - Buckminster Chapel, Portsmouth, assisted with arrangements.