Sandra E. Burt

Sandra Esty Burt, 76, peacefully passed away on August 16, 2022 in the comfort of her beloved "Neva Dun Farm" home in Center Barnstead, NH with her husband Ken by her side who remained her 24/7 caregiver for the last 7 months and with the help of Bayada Hospice, their son Ezra, and his daughter Jaden Burt (who has lived with her grandparents prior to just starting freshman year at UNH). Together they celebrated their 55th Wedding Anniversary on June 12, 2022.

Sandy was a Breast Cancer survivor in 2005 and courageously battled Brain Cancer for the last 2 1/2 years.  Born in Plymouth NH and raised in Hebron NH, Sandy completed grades 1-8 in the village one room schoolhouse, graduated Bristol High School and UNH with a BA in Arts. She and Ken met at UNH where he was a graduate student earning his M.S.E.E. 

For their marriage on June 12, 1967 at her parent's home, Sandy made her wedding dress and wrote the ceremony.  Sandy and Ken moved to Cape Cod, MA in 1967 where Ken worked as an Electronics Design Engineer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.  She and Ken enjoyed the Cape beaches, owned a small farm, and started their family with the birth of their three sons.                          

In 1976, they moved to their existing Old Farm in Center Barnstead, NH that Sandy named "Neva Dun Farm".  Working together, they made many improvements, had large vegetable and flower gardens, milk goats, chickens, sheep, pigs, steer, cats, and dogs. Ken continued to work in Engineering at UNH and Northern Telecom.

In 1986 the Burt’s started Neva Dun Farm LLC, a Family operated business for Landscape Services and growing and selling Christmas Trees.

Both were active members of the NH Landscape Association. Sandy became the 6^th certified NH Landscape Professional, and she applied her many talents to the Design, supervision, and construction of many Landscape projects.

Very active in the Town of Barnstead, Sandy started the Barnstead School Volunteer Program and the Bear Facts school paper.  She was Chairman of the School Board and as a real leader, added Kindergarten, Art and Music and facilitated the purchase of the adjacent Athletic Fields. 

Sandy was also a very talented oil and watercolor artist.  She designed and painted Theater Sets for the Hampstead Players of North Barnstead NH, a traveling tour company that presented shows to over 1.5 million elementary school students across the USA.

As 36-year members of the Wolfeboro Corinthian Yacht Club they enjoyed a lot of time sailing their boat on Lake Winnipesaukee. Sandy was a much-loved Social Director at WCYC.

Sailing was also enjoyed on their other sailboat in St John,  USVI where they owned a Cottage and spent many warm winters there. They travelled in their RV and made many visits to National Parks and Monuments and crossed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean 2 times.

Sandy loved to make her own pie crust for perfectly golden pies, prepare and cook meals for family gatherings and prepare Armenian recipes from her Mother and Grandmother. She was skilled at many arts and crafts and designed and built furniture. She grew and processed gallons of pickles and was lovingly known as the "Pickle Lady".

Sandy always had a Big Smile, a love of life,  a welcoming spirit, always looked for the positive and did not let Brain Cancer slow her down.

A "Celebration of Life" took place on Saturday September 10,  2022 at Neva Dun Farm  with "Live" music and catered and donated food and drinks. Over 150 people from many states attended to celebrate Sandy and her amazing life. 

Her son Ezra designed and built the Burt Family Cemetery on their hill enclosed with old granite and markers, a handcrafted steel Dragonfly engraved with Sandra, Kenneth and Karl that looks over the farm and pond.

Sandy and her son Karl were cremated and will be laid to rest together in the family cemetery.

Sandy is survived by her husband  Ken of 55 years, and her son Damon (Megan) Burt, of  Strafford, NH, and son Ezra (Adrienne) Burt, of Barnstead, NH. She was predeceased by her youngest son Karl K. Burt, her parents Alan and Anne Esty of Hebron, NH and her father and mother in-law Howard and Muriel Burt of North Haven, CT.  She had 2 sisters, 2 brother in-laws, 3 sons, 7 grandchildren, 4 nieces, 1 nephew and many, many Dear Friends.

Please consider a donation  in name of SANDRA ESTY BURT to Dartmouth Hitchcock Health that will go to the Neuro-Oncology Research Fund to HELP future people with Brain Tumors. Please make checks payable to: Dartmouth Hitchcock Health and write in the memo: SANDRA ESTY BURT # 2-23194 and send to: Medical and Healthcare Advancement Attention: Gift Recording, Dartmouth Health, One Medical Center Drive (HB7070), Lebanon, NH 03756. Dartmouth Health is a non-profit and you will receive a receipt for taxes. The Burt Family will not see your donation but will see your names.