Tuttle, Ardis D. (1929-2015)
TUTTLE, HUSTED, THUESEN, COLSHAN, ELSASSER, SIDDENS, XAYYAVONG, JORGENSEN, PETERSEN, ROHLFSEN, PETROSKY, PECA
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/23/2015 at 20:06:42
Ardis D. Tuttle
February 12, 1929 - April 23, 2015Ardis Tuttle, age 86, of Newell, Iowa, died on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at the Newell Good Samaritan Society in Newell.
Ardis Darlene Husted, a daughter of Jens Kristian and Jenny Christiana (Thuesen) Husted, was born on February 12, 1929, in Newell, Iowa. Baptized and confirmed at Nain Lutheran Church in Newell, she remained a lifelong member.
Growing up, Ardis attended country school through the 8th grade and then enrolled in the Sac City High School for two years before graduating from Newell School in 1947.
On March 2, 1949, Ardis married Calvin Richard Tuttle at the Randolph Field Air Force Base Chapel in San Antonio, Texas. Subsequently, they were blessed with four children: Loretta “Lorie”, Mark, Scott, and James.
An active member of the Nain Lutheran Church in Newell, Ardis served as the secretary of the Ladies Aid Society, a Sunday school teacher, and a Bible school teacher as well as on the Altar guild. A member of the Eastern Star, she held the office of Worthy Matron on two separate occasions. A Grand Representative for the Iowa Grand Chapter to the State of Vermont, she, also, belonged to the Danish Sisterhood, the American Legion Auxiliary, and the NCN Neighborhood Club.
Ardis found great joy in her role as a mother and a farmwife. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, canning, and sewing. She liked traveling by motorcycle with her husband, Calvin. In addition, they took many trips around the United States in their RV. Ardis, especially, had many fond memories of their tour to Denmark and New York City. Very proud of her Danish Heritage, she collected Danish figurines, plates, and angels. Moreover, she treasured the time she spent with family and friends and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Those left to cherish her memory include her children: Loretta “Lorie” Colshan, and Mark (Diane) and James Tuttle, all of Newell, Iowa, and Scott (Lori) Tuttle, of Ogden, Iowa; her grandchildren: Kristin (Brandon) Elsasser; Ryan Siddens; and Aaron (Montree), Jenny, Joel (Berina), and Ross (Alaina) Tuttle; her great grandchildren: Sophia Elsasser; Arabella, Dane, and Liviana Tuttle; and Kevin and Devin Xayyavong; her sister, Elva Jorgensen, of Santa Barbara, California; her cousins: Elise and Merlin Jensen, Eula Petersen, and Miriam Rohlfsen; her brother-in-law, Pete Petrosky; her nieces: Aleta Cassidy, Linda Jorgensen, Anita Peca, and Beth Petrosky; and her nephew, Allan Cassidy; as well as extended family members and friends.
Ardis was preceded in death by her parents, Jens and Jenny Husted; her husband, Calvin Richard Tuttle; her brother-in-law, Peter Jorgensen; her nephew, Paul Jorgensen; and her sisters-in-law: Martha Petrosky, Helen Cassidy, and June Tuttle.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at Nain Lutheran Church in Newell. Burial will follow in the Newell Cemetery. Visitation will take place Monday, April 27, 2015, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Nain Lutheran Church in Newell. Memorials may be directed to the Newell Good Samaritan Society in Newell. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Newell is in charge of the arrangements.
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