Ronald Tuttle

RONALD A. TUTTLE RONALD ALVIN TUTTLE PASSED AWAY THURSDAY, JUNE 8TH, 2017 AT THE AGE OF 87. DAD WAS BORN ON JANUARY 19TH, 1930 IN GOLDENDALE, WASHINGTON TO ALMON AND LOZIE THOMPSON TUTTLE. THE FAMILY MOVED TO TOPPENISH WHERE DAD ATTENDED SCHOOL. DAD MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, DOROTHY BALZER, IN WAPATO, WA. THEY WERE MARRIED ON NOVEMBER 9TH, 1951, LIVING THEIR ENTIRE MARRIED LIFE IN THE TOPPENISH AREA. DAD WORKED HARD TO PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMIILY. OVER THE YEARS HE FARMED AND HAD A BEE POLLINATION BUSINESS, TUTTLE'S BUSY BEES. DAD WORKED AS A MECHANIC FOR BRULOTTE FARMS UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT. ANYONE THAT KNEW HIM WOULD COMMENT ON WHAT A QUICK WIT HE HAD AND THAT TRADEMARK DEVILISH GRIN. HE LOVED SPENDING TIME WITH HIS GRANDCHILDREN, THEY WOULD ALWAYS COME HOME WITH STORIES OF FUN TIMES. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN WAYNE TUTTLE (BILLIE) OF YAKIMA, SHERYL NEWMAN (DUANE SIMMONS) OF WAPATO, RON TUTTLE (KELTIE) OF YAKIMA AND PAULINE (FRANK) HANUSOSKY OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY GRANDAUGTERS, KARA ROBERT(JON) OF LOUISIANA, KENDRA HAUVER(JUSTIN) OF MOXEE, KAYCE PACHECO(JOEL) OF SELAH, KYLA RAMOS (JOSEPH) OF SELAH AND LINDA YOUNG OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA. ONE GRANDSON, AARON TUTTLE OF SELAH. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY TWO GREAT GRANDAUGHTERS AND FOUR GREAT GRANDSONS WITH ANOTHER DUE IN AUGUST. HE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE OF 54 YEARS, DOROTHY TUTTLE, WHO PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2005. HE IS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS AND HIS SISTER, EDITH RICE. DAD HAS SPENT THE LAST 4 YEARS WITH HIS YOUNGEST SON AND HIS WIFE, RON AND KELTIE. DAD APPRECIATED THE LOVE AND CARE THAT HE RECEIVED FROM KELTIE, ALWAYS QUICK TO TELL EVERYONE HOW SHE TOOK SUCH GOOD CARE OF HIM. FOR THAT, THE FAMILY WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL. GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 10 AM ON TUESDAY, JUNE 13TH, 2017 AT THE ZILLAH CEMETERY, WHERE MOM'S ASHES WILL ALSO BE LAID TO REST WITH DAD. TOGETHER FOREVER To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Ronald Tuttle, please visit our flower store.