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Nora Tuthill Obituary
Born in 1929 in Toronto, Ontario to Elizabeth Blair and John Zaldivar Machado, she attended schools in Toronto and Ottawa. She attended the Katharine Gibbs School in Boston until 1948.
Married to John W.G. Tuthill in 1953, they came to Exeter and later Kensington, N.H., where they raised a family and were active in the community for many years. Nora graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1977, and worked as a journalist. She was committed to the protection of civil rights and the environment.
She was predeceased by her husband in 2003 and by her brothers, John Blair Machado, José M. Calhoun and John C. Calhoun Jr.
Nora is survived by four sons, John (Doris Kowalewski); Andrew (Susan Frankenstein); Alan (Kathryn Fessenden); and William (Gregory Anderson); five grandsons; four great-grandsons and numerous nieces, nephews and beloved goddaughters. The Tuthill family is grateful for Nora's care at Riverwoods in Exeter and for the support and love offered by her many friends and colleagues.
SERVICES: A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 11 at 11 a.m. at Christ Church, 43 Pine Street, Exeter.
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Florence Reed
May 20, 2019
I had the great pleasure of knowing Nora for over 25 years and, though I didn't see her frequently, I thoroughly enjoyed every moment I did spend with her. I met Nora when I was sent as a fundraiser to solicit her support for Corporate Accountability International and found her to be one of those people who welcome me like a dear friend from our first meeting. Later, when I founded Sustainable Harvest International, she became one of our first supporters and traveled with her husband and son to visit our work in Panama. We celebrated her 70th birthday on that trip, but she had no trouble keeping up on treks through cloud forests and farms even leading the way along a narrow streamside ledge that made me, at age 30, nervous. With her usual good nature, she embraced every moment of the trip, even being jostled along very bumpy roads and soaked by sea spray in a dugout canoe with an outboard motor. Nora will remain an inspiration to me for all of my life, and I'm so happy to know her gentle kindness and passion for making the world a better are being carried on by her children and others who loved her.
Sherry Wood
May 10, 2019
I was a fledgling journalist when I met Nora in the early 1980s through the New Hampshire Press Women. I immediately aspired to be like her -- full of humor, insights, wisdom, strength and kindness. Though our paths diverged when the NH Press Women disbanded (we thought our battle for equality was over -- little did we know), I have thought of her many times over the years. Her involvement in PFLAG especially made an impact. Condolences to all who knew and loved her (and that would be everyone who knew her).
Lilly Martin, LNA
May 9, 2019
I'm so sorry for your loss. Nora was such a sweet, special lady. She had a great sense of humor and was such a kind and fun person to be around. She loved her boys and their families so much, and it was evident that she was dearly loved by her family. She will be missed, but her memory will live on.
May 7, 2019
May the wonderful memories you share with your loved one comfort you and your family today and always.
Chuck Rhoades
May 5, 2019
My deepest sympathies to Nora's family and many friends. I met Nora and John in the late 1980s and found their caring, loving, and effective work with the Stratham PFLAG group to be inspiring and heartwarming. LGBTQ youth today still benefit from the work they did, laying the groundwork for LGBTQ youth support groups and the development of inclusive health education programs throughout the state. Whenever I despair about the state of things, I can recall people like Nora and be reminded that goodness exists in the world.
ALG April 2019
April 27, 2019
My sympathies go out to Nora's family for their loss of a mother, grandmother and great grandmother. I am sure she will be greatly missed. I met her briefly a few times many years ago through her beloved husband. Now they will be together again!ALAA
J B
April 25, 2019
May the God of all comfort strengthen the family of Nora M. Tuthill during this time of deep sorrow. Those who pass on God keeps in his memory because they are precious in his eyes. My sincerest condolences. Psalm 116:15
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