Thomas Witham Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Thomas Witham, 69, of Hudson, died Thursday August 7, 2014 at the Southern NH Medical Center in Nashua, surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 28, 1945 in Evanston, Wyoming, son of Melvin W. Witham of Couer d’Alene, Idaho and the late Christine (Knoder) Witham. Tom was the husband of Paulette Witham of Hudson. He was a great mountain man with a simple soul. In his younger years he traveled the Alaskan wilderness hunting bird, deer, and moose. Growing up, he lived in several areas of the country and was educated in various schools. He graduated with a degree in engineering from Northeastern University. Tom was employed with Sanders / BAE for over 20 years, retiring in 2006. He was always short, sweet, and to the point and found great joy when riding his ATV. Tom held a great affection for cars and enjoyed sharing his knowledge with others. He loved the simple beauties that life had to offer and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Besides his loving wife Paulette and his dear father Melvin, survivors include a daughter; Amy Chouinard and her husband Jeremy of Windham, two sons; James Bentley and his wife Denise of Manchester, Marc Bentley and his wife Marie of Nashua, three granddaughters; Gabrielle Chouinard and Gianna Chouinard of Windham, Ashley Bentley of Nashua, two brothers; Llloyd Witham and his wife Patricia of Couer d’Alene, Idaho, David Witham and his wife Wendy of Fairbanks, Alaska, also his in laws; Denise Desaulniers and her husband Ron of Manchester and Edmond Duchesne and his wife Claire of Allenstown, as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins. A graveside service will be held on Monday, August 11th at 11am in St. Augustine Cemetery in Manchester. All may meet at the cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family encourages donations be made in Tom’s loving memory to the American Heart Association, PO Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005 or www.heart.org/Donate

Thomas Witham

February 28, 1945 - August 7, 2014