Durham, N.H. – Bruce A. Fenton 75 of Durham, NH and formerly of Marlborough, MA died on Friday, October 28, 2022, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Portsmouth, NH surrounded by his loving family.
He was born in Marlborough, MA, the son of the late Archibald C. and Ruth E. (Saunders) Fenton.
Bruce served in the US Army after attending the Hart School of Music, in Hartford, CT. After the Army, he worked in art and advertising and spent the rest of his life studying the world around him. He was an accomplished musician who could play almost any instrument you placed in his hands. His paintings, drawings and photographs were proudly displayed at art shows and hung on museum walls. He was an accomplished magician who always had a magic trick ready up his sleeve to the delight of everyone. Bruce loved woodworking, fishing with his friends, playing trains with his grandchildren, metal detecting for treasures and hunting for arrowheads, and collecting anything that caught his eye. His love and laughter will be dearly missed by his family and friends.
Bruce is survived by his son, Bruce C. Fenton and his wife Carolann of Durham, NH, his daughter, Hannah Mayo and her husband Manny of FL, 8 grandchildren, Alexander, Isabelle, Peter, Eleanor, Seth, Isaac, Eaden and Ezra.
Bruce was predeceased by his long-time companion, Victoria Suchocki in 2021.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2022, from 9-11 a.m. in the Short & Rowe Funeral Home, 95 W. Main St., Marlborough, MA.
A Funeral Service will follow at 11 a.m. also in the Funeral Home. Burial with Military Honors will follow in the family lot in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Beach St., Marlborough.
