Susan Sylva

"Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth."

Susan Bergeron Sylva of Northwood, NH, passed away peacefully December 15, 2022 after a long battle with congestive heart failure. Susan was born May 4, 1956 in Burlington, VT to Robert and Lorraine (Barnier) Bergeron. She and her family later moved to New Hampshire where Susan graduated from Bishop Brady in Concord, NH, class of 1974.

Susan attended Vermont College and University of New Hampshire. She then moved to Cape Cod, MA where she raised her family and lived for 35 years before returning to New Hampshire.

Susan’s love for children and helping others was apparent in her chosen career path of social work where she served for 42 years, most recently with Head Start in Concord, NH.

She enjoyed music, the beach and spending time with her family. She is survived by her partner, Michael Collins of Northwood, NH., her children, Krystan Bugbee and her husband Scott of Loudon, NH, Jennifer Rose and her partner Chris Erickson of Hopkinton, NH, former spouse, Robert Sylva of Falmouth, MA, siblings, Bruce Bergeron and his wife Nancy of Lebanon, CT., Brenda Bergeron of Spring Lake, MN, and Sheryl Coombs and her husband Ken, of Concord, NH. Susan was a wonderful “Grammy” to Scottie and Andrew Bugbee and also a loving aunt to many nieces and nephews.

Susan was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Lorraine Bergeron, son-in-law Charlie Rose and grandson Nils Erickson.

Please join us in celebrating her life Saturday, January 7, 2023, between 10:00 am - 12 pm at Bennett Funeral Home, 209 N Main Street, Concord, NH with a private gathering to follow at a local restaurant.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Susan's memory to the Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston - https://giving.massgeneral.org/.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.bennettfuneral.com for the Sylva family.