Sylvia Berry ... 70-year member of Order of Eastern Star; at 90

BARRINGTON - Sylvia Ann (Lyons) Berry, 90, of Barrington, died on July 14, 2025, after a short illness. She was born to Clarence and Angie (Watts) Lyons on September 28, 1934, in Manchester, she was one of two children. Sylvia was married to David A. Berry for 64 years until his passing in 2019. They were blessed with three wonderful children who live in Rochester, Barrington, and Papillion N.E. In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by her brother David Lyons and his wife Patricia, and her nephew Michael.

Sylvia graduated from New England Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in 1955. After moving to Rochester, N.H. she went to work for Rochester Visiting Nurses, then Cornerstone Visiting Nurses and ended her career as an industrial nurse for Lydall Technical Paper.

Growing up she was a member of the Rainbow Girls and then a member of the Order of the Eastern Sar, Ruth Chapter #16 in Manchester, N.H. After moving to Rochester, she joined James Farrington Chapter #7 of the Order of the Eastern Star. She served as Past Worthy Matron. She was a 70-year member.
She was a faithful member of First Church Congregational. She was very active in the church having sung in the choir and was a founding member of the bell choir. In the recent past she was part of the knitting club making hats, mittens and scarves for the homeless.

She is survived by: her children: Kenneth Berry (Virginia), Rochester, N.H., Jonathan Berry (Wendy), Barrington, N.H. and Donna Mather (David), Papillion N.E.; Her nieces Tally (Lyons) Sylvester (Dennis), Newington, C.T. and Tracey (Lyons) Murphy (John), Staten Island N.Y.; 22 Grandchildren; 14 Great Grandchildren.