Phyllis A. (Young) Balser, age 93, of Norton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at the Hope Health Hospice Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late William P. Balser, to whom she was wed for seventy years at the time of his death on November 21, 2022.
Born in Boston, MA on March 28, 1933, she was a loving daughter of the late Clayton and Florence (Belanger) Young.
Phyliss grew up in Braintree, was educated in Braintree Public Schools and graduated from Braintree High School. A dedicated homemaker to her adoring family, she had also been proudly employed for over twenty-five years at the Raytheon Corporation, retiring as a supervisor.
A longtime resident of Norton, Phyliss loved spending time with her family and had a passionate love in her heart for animals. The joy she received, volunteering her assistance at the Nine Lives Feline Rescue Center was overwhelming. When the shelter was crowed and full to capacity, Mrs. Balser could always be counted on take the overflow of cats to her home in Norton, where they were well cared for and treated like family. Phyllis also received much pleasure tending to the birds that frequented her yard and ensued her late husband William to become as interested, as her, in the sport of auto racing.
She was the devoted mother of David L. Balser and his wife Debra of Westport and the late Susan A. Archambault, who is survived by her husband Michael Archambault of North Attleboro. She was the loving grandmother of Steven Archambault of North Attleboro, Michael Archambault of North Attleboro, Jessica Merida and her husband James of West Warwick, Albert Jacob and his partner Sara Farias of Westport and the late Richard Balser. She was the cherished great grandmother of Courtney Pereira and her partner Kyle of Fall River, Julian Jacob of Westport, Jobe Merida of West Warwick, Jacob Merida of West Warwick, Bailey Balser of New York, Bradley Archambault of Pawtucket, the late Albert Jacob IV. She was the great-great grandmother of Emily Rose, Chloe and Felicity.
Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend visiting hours on Tuesday, November 3rd from 4:00-7:00 P.M. at the Norton Memorial Funeral Home, 19 Clapp Street (Off Route 140, Taunton Avenue) Norton.
Burial will take privately, at a later date, at the Timothy Plain Cemetery in Norton.
Those wishing may remember Phyllis with a donation in her memory made to the Nine Lives of Norton Feline Rescue Shelter, P.O. Box 548, Norton, MA 02766.
To send her family a message of condolence, please visit www.nortonmemorial.com
Born in Boston, MA on March 28, 1933, she was a loving daughter of the late Clayton and Florence (Belanger) Young.
Phyliss grew up in Braintree, was educated in Braintree Public Schools and graduated from Braintree High School. A dedicated homemaker to her adoring family, she had also been proudly employed for over twenty-five years at the Raytheon Corporation, retiring as a supervisor.
A longtime resident of Norton, Phyliss loved spending time with her family and had a passionate love in her heart for animals. The joy she received, volunteering her assistance at the Nine Lives Feline Rescue Center was overwhelming. When the shelter was crowed and full to capacity, Mrs. Balser could always be counted on take the overflow of cats to her home in Norton, where they were well cared for and treated like family. Phyllis also received much pleasure tending to the birds that frequented her yard and ensued her late husband William to become as interested, as her, in the sport of auto racing.
She was the devoted mother of David L. Balser and his wife Debra of Westport and the late Susan A. Archambault, who is survived by her husband Michael Archambault of North Attleboro. She was the loving grandmother of Steven Archambault of North Attleboro, Michael Archambault of North Attleboro, Jessica Merida and her husband James of West Warwick, Albert Jacob and his partner Sara Farias of Westport and the late Richard Balser. She was the cherished great grandmother of Courtney Pereira and her partner Kyle of Fall River, Julian Jacob of Westport, Jobe Merida of West Warwick, Jacob Merida of West Warwick, Bailey Balser of New York, Bradley Archambault of Pawtucket, the late Albert Jacob IV. She was the great-great grandmother of Emily Rose, Chloe and Felicity.
Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend visiting hours on Tuesday, November 3rd from 4:00-7:00 P.M. at the Norton Memorial Funeral Home, 19 Clapp Street (Off Route 140, Taunton Avenue) Norton.
Burial will take privately, at a later date, at the Timothy Plain Cemetery in Norton.
Those wishing may remember Phyllis with a donation in her memory made to the Nine Lives of Norton Feline Rescue Shelter, P.O. Box 548, Norton, MA 02766.
To send her family a message of condolence, please visit www.nortonmemorial.com
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