Katherine Tuttle

Katherine Tuttle

1924 - 2014 PLYMOUTH Katherine Purinton Tuttle, 89, died peacefully at home in Plymouth, Vt., on April 8, 2014. Her combination of spiritual integrity and worldly wisdom is a model for our generations. Katherine Abbott Rowley was born Aug. 4, 1924, in Jamaica Plain, Mass., to Helen A. Batcheller and Leonard W. Rowley, formerly of East Douglas, Mass. She was the younger sister of Leonard Jr., and Robert. Her father died when she was 12. "Kitty" attended Newton Centre, Mass. grammar schools, Dana Hall School, and Middlebury College, Vt., with a B.A. in English. In 1948, Kathy married Charles Purinton, who predeceased her in 1981. They raised five children in Middlebury, Conn., and Newfane, Vt.; Charles Jr., Chris, Randy, Nick, and Amanda (Howe) survive her, as well as their spouses; her 12 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by nieces and nephews. Kathy married C. Dinsmore Tuttle in November of 1986, and they lived in Inverness, Fla. and Plymouth, Vt. Dinsmore predeceased her in 2001. Kathy was an artist in oils and watercolor painting, a dynamic piano player of traditional hymns, a voracious reader, a patient and loving wife and mother. She supported Charley as he managed the Maple Valley Ski Area for 12 years, and was Town Clerk and Librarian in Newfane for several years. She was an active member of Congregational churches (now the United Church of Christ) in Middlebury, Newfane, and Tyson village, Plymouth. Kathy continues as a living light on our way.