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Nancy Brown Burton from Los Altos, California passed away on January 3, 2021 after a short battle with COVID-19.

Nancy was born and raised in Forest Hills, New York to Harold and Marguerite Brown, one of four girls. After graduating from Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland, earning a major in music, she met her husband Franklin Burton at church in Boston, Massachusetts. They married in 1957 and started their family before moving to Los Altos, …

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No memorial events are planned

At this time, no memorial services are planned. The family will scatter her ashes next to Frank's at the top of Mt. Lassen. In lieu of flowers, cards or gifts please feel free to make a contribution in Nancy's name to the Friends of Los Altos Library or Foothills Congregational Church. Please follow this link to the Friends of the Library donation page: https://losaltoslibraryfriends.org/donate/donation-form

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What were Nancy's favorite performances to watch?
Tennis matches at the US Open, plays and lectures at the Flint Center
Tennis matches at the US Open, plays and lectures at the Flint Center
Tennis matches at the US Open, plays and lectures at the Flint Center
What were Nancy's favorite artists or styles of art?
Impressionist
Impressionist
Impressionist
What were Nancy's favorite vacation spots?
Lake Almanor, Hawaii
Lake Almanor, Hawaii
Lake Almanor, Hawaii
What were Nancy's favorite ways to exercise?
Tennis and aerobics.
Tennis and aerobics.
Tennis and aerobics.

Timeline

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Born

1930
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Got married to Franklin Burton

1957
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Passed away

January 3rd, 2021
Los Altos, CA, USA

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Method of disposition

Cremation

Final resting place

Ashes scattered

Lassen Peak, California, USA

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