Frances Berting

Dr. Frances M. Berting, PhD of Los Alamos County Council fame (she served two terms) passed away quietly in her sleep February 23, 2024.  

Fran was on the Los Alamos County Council during the repairs of Los Alamos after the Cerro Grande fire and an active member of the group that established Los Alamos, Hanford and Oak Ridge as the Manhattan Project National Parks. She was a firm believer in and defender of further research and civilian use of atomic power.

Prior to moving to New Mexico, she was an active Republican in Benton County, Washington. She also worked for the Hanford National Laboratory in Richland, Washington and the Lawrence National Laboratory in Livermore, California.

She traveled to Argentina on a fellowship to study with the American Metallurgical Society after earning her PhD.

Survived by her younger sister, Dorothy Ann, (88) of Lewisburg, PA and Dr. Robert Carlson of Los Alamos, NM. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Fran will be celebrated with conversation, photographs, music and light refreshments at the Los Alamos Rivera Family Funeral Home Office, 1627 A Central (next to Metzger’s Hardware) on April 9, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

Rivera Family Funeral Home and Fran's family greatly encourage sharing memories of Fran here, condolences, and photos of her life.