John E. Dunton, 76, of Rochester, NH died unexpectedly on May 14, 2021 peacefully in his home. John was born in Nashua, NH on March 15, 1945 with his twin sister, Joann Dunton, to David and Janet Dunton of Nashua, NH.

John is remembered by his siblings Joann Dunton Spurgeon, Mae Dunton Merrill, Ken Dunton, Donald Dunton, Leon Dunton, and Judy Harris.

John had a successful career at Freuden NOK General in Manchester and had two daughters, Lisa Dunton Sutter and Christine Dunton Garbin. After retiring, John moved to Rochester, NH to live closer to his daughter, Christine Garbin. John loved to keep busy and enjoyed hiking the Gonic trails, riding his bicycle around town and volunteered at Jerry's Food Pantry.

John will be missed by those to whom his life has touched but, best of all, John will be with his brother again, Raymond Roy Dunton, to whom John missed dearly.

John’s final resting place will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashua with his mother, Janet Dunton.

Arrangements are under the direction of Purdy Memorial Chapel, 2 Concord Road, Rt 4, Lee NH; to sign our online guestbook, please go to www.purdyfuneralservice.com