Lois Lorraine Fitch

Lois Lorraine (Nutting) Fitch of Henniker, died February 2, 2025. Lois was born May 21,1918 at her grandparent’s farm on Sleeper Hill, Gilford, NH to Hannah Sleeper and George Parker Nutting. Her father was in France during World War I and didn’t see Lois until she was a year old. The family moved to Concord when she was three and she attended school there, graduating from Concord High in 1935. Lois graduated from Colby Junior College (Colby Sawyer) in 1937 then moved to Peterborough where she worked for Ex. Governer Robert P Bass, a summer job, then the American Guernsey Cattle Club. Lois met Clarence (Fitchie) when they were both working in Peterborough. They were there during the 1938 Hurricane, one of the hardest hit areas as a fire burned several downtown buildings next to a bridge that was destroyed. Fitchie was offered a transfer to Merrimack Farmers Exchange in Henniker and Lois went to work at Frank J. Sulloway Law Office, now Sulloway and Hollis. They were married April 5,1940 at her parent’s...