Hugh Thompson BUTTON [Tuffy]

1942 - 2015  (73 years)

• Name	Hugh Thompson BUTTON
  Known As	Tuffy
  Birth	15 Feb 1942	Putaruru, Waikato, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1981  [3]
  	Senior Engineer Officer, Otorohanga
  Death	13 Sep 2015	Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand   [4]
  Funeral	18 Sep 2015	Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand   [5]
  Person ID	I366	NZ Genealogy Project | REDPATH Descendant, WALKER Descendant
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	William Hugh THOMPSON BUTTON [Max],   b. 14 Jul 1907, Tokomairiro, Otago, New Zealand d. 28 Mar 1975, Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Grace WATSON [Grace],   b. 14 Jul 1911, Oponae, Waioeka Gorge, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand d. 31 Dec 1984, Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	07 Oct 1938	New Zealand   [1, 6]
  Residence	Otorohanga, Waikato, New Zealand   [7]
  Family ID	F45	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living + 3. Living
  Family ID	F221	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Feb 1942 - Putaruru, Waikato, New Zealand Death - 13 Sep 2015 - Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Funeral - 18 Sep 2015 - Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Judith (3 years) and Hugh Button, Nov 1943

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] Pat Redpath, Wairata, Opotiki, NZ, Family Tree of George Redpath and Charlotte Walker, (Unpublished, Updated 2001). [S2] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Births - Indexes. [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none. [S9] Death Notice. BUTTON, Hugh Thompson: 15.2.1942-13.9.2015. Peacefully at home. Loving partner of the late Darien. Special friend of Meryl and Lou. Loving father of the late Alex, Elanor and Jessica. Loved father-in-law of Nick. Treasured Poppa of Devon, Sarcha, Phoenix, Lykos and Gracie. ... Hugh's funeral service will be held at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 50 Witako Street, Lower Hutt on Friday 18 September 2015 at 1.00pm. Dear TUFFY, you have been such a big part of our lives. So many memories together - happy and hard. You are much loved and will be missed by your "other" grandchildren: Aisling, Kaea, and Foy and of course, Julie and Lockie, Bridget and Roger. Published in the Dominion Post, 17 Sep 2015. [S9] Death Notice. [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006). [S39] David Bryant, NZSG Index - Probate records, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.).