Byrdine (Hartman) TUTHILL

HARTMAN, TUTHILL, WELLS, MANNING, DOUGLASS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 6/20/2013 at 14:58:49

April 27, 1923 --- May 2013

Byrdine Hartman Tuthill was born to Roy M. Hartman and Serena Wells Hartman on April 27, 1923, in Rooks County, Kan. The family moved to Waterloo, Iowa, in 1924. She attended Lafayette grade school and graduated from East Waterloo High School in 1941. She attended Iowa State Teachers College, now known as the University of Northern Iowa, graduating in 1945 with a degree in home economics. Byrdine taught high school home economics for several years in Belmond and Newton, Iowa. Byrdine attended Iowa State College, in Ames, Iowa, while working in Friley Hall. She was married to David R. Tuthill on June 19, 1948. They met while they were both attending the First Presbyterian Church in Waterloo, Iowa. Their son, John Tuthill, was born in 1949. Byrdine and David were divorced in 1950.

Byrdine went to Greeley, Colo., and worked at Weld County General Hospital as a dietician. In 1953, she and John moved to Madison, Wis., where Byrdine received a Masters Degree in Dietetics in 1956. She then moved with John to Columbia, Miss., taking a position at the recently opened University of Missouri Medical Center. At Missouri, Byrdine was in charge of the food service at the University of Missouri Medical Center and was an Associate Professor for the Department of Foods and Nutrition. Byrdine was President of the Missouri Dietetic Association and a delegate to the House of Delegates of the American Dietetic Association. During her career, Byrdine was instrumental in the development of computer assisted food management at the University of Missouri Medical Center. While Byrdine was living in Columbia, she was an active member of the Trinity Presbyterian Church. She retired from the University of Missouri in 1983, and moved to be close to her son and grandchildren in Oceanside in 1993. Byrdine attended the Tillamook United Methodist Church and was a member of the Tillamook Shakespeare Club and enjoyed the camaraderie of the Oceanside Community Cub and Do Nothing Club. Byrdine was an avid sports fan and enjoyed seeing her granddaughters participate in sports and other activities at Tillamook High School.

Byrdine is survived by her son John Tuthill and his wife, Marlene Tuthill; a grandson Eric Manning and his children, James and Ashley Manning of Tillamook; granddaughter Katie Tuthill and Sean Douglass, and their daughter, Alaina Douglass, of Parker, Colo.; and, granddaughter Sarah Tuthill, of Portland, Ore. Byrdine will be remembered as a strong, independent, and principled woman who showered tremendous love on her family and friends. A gathering to celebrate Byrdine’s life will be scheduled on a future date.

Tillamook Headlight Herald -- Tillamook, Oregon
May 28, 2013