Donald Hidden Sutherland, 85, of Nashua, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, August 13, 2025 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack after a period of declining health.
Born in North Springfield, Vermont on December 4, 1939, “Don” was a son of the late Donald Morse Sutherland and Elizabeth Marguerite (Hidden) Sutherland. During his youth, Don resided in Tamworth and Manchester, NH and was a graduate of Central High School Class of 1957. A Marine Corps veteran, Mr. Sutherland served in the reserves and held the rank of Corporal. Don furthered his education at Keene Teachers College where he earned a Bachelors degree in Education and his Masters degree in Education (mathematics) from the University of New Hampshire.
Don began his career as a math teacher at the Appleton Academy in New Ipswich, NH. He continued teaching at Groton–Dunstable (MA) High School where he was the head of the math department. After his teaching career, he worked as a software engineer at Honeywell and later at BAE Systems in Nashua, where he retired at the age of 71.
In his leisure time, he enjoyed playing piano, loved singing, dancing, and the outdoors. Don especially loved being with family and supporting his grandchildren and attending their sporting events. He was a member of the New Hampshire Masonic Fraternity for over 50 years.
Members of his family include his six children, Patricia Sutherland and her husband Kevin Connolly, Kimberley DuBois-McCarthy and her husband Brian McCarthy, Jennifer Tyrrell and her husband Mike Tyrrell, Stephanie Sutherland, Jaime Cullen and her husband Rob Cullen, and Shaun Sutherland and his wife Mandy Sutherland; ten grandchildren, Shannon, Jessica, Greg, Cameron, Megan, Lauren, Erin, Avery, Jack and Demi; a sister, Dorothy Kelley and her husband Bill; also nieces, nephews and cousins. Don is predeceased by his parents and his brothers, Edward H. Sutherland and James G. Sutherland, as well as his granddaughter, Jennifer (Jenna) C. DeAngelis.
Family and friends are invited to the FARWELL FUNERAL HOME, 18 Lock Street, Nashua on Wednesday, August 20th from 4 to 7 p.m. Following cremation, a graveside service and interment will take place at Ordination Rock Cemetery, 299 Cleveland Hill Road in Tamworth, NH on Saturday, August 23rd. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Community Hospice House, 210 Naticook Rd, Merrimack, NH 03054, or to the Parkinson’s Foundation at www.parkinson.org. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.farwellfuneralservice.com
