Raymond Rodney Tuttle

P. Dean Homer Funeral Home J. Jeffrey Homer, Supervisor 1 Grovedale Lane Wyalusing, Pennsylvania 18853 Tel 570 746-1444 Fax 570 928-8116 Email pdh@epix.net OBITUARY Raymond R. Tuttle, age 82, of Sugar Run, PA passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 9, 2013, at his home with his loving family at his side. Raymond was born in Hollenback, PA on September 22, 1930, a son of the late Rodney C. and Elizabeth Stoddard Tuttle. He attended the Grant Hill School in Hollenback until it closed, and then attended the Wyalusing High School. After school he met the former Ruth Post at a square dance in Camptown. They were married on March 14, 1952 right before being drafted into the United States Army, where he served 2 years in Korea, upon completion of his tour he came home and took over his family’s farm on Grant Hill which he worked for 28 years. He and Ruth sold the farm and traveled the United States. He then started his own business operating a skid steer for hire, which he did for 10+ years until retiring in the mid-nineteen nineties. Ray loved to play cards and dominoes. He enjoyed watching the deer and other animals that would make their way through the yard. He was a hunter and enjoyed time spent in the woods. Ray really liked to spend time with his family, especially his grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Surviving: Wife: Ruth at home Daughter and friend: Vanessa Barnatovich and Ray Shultz Mildred, PA Sons and daughter-in-law: Alan and Nancy Tuttle Sugar Run, PA Rodney Tuttle and Linda Fisher New Albany, PA 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two sisters: Helen Waltz, and Frances Brown, a son-in-law; George Barnatovich, grandson; Victor Barnatovich, and a great-grandson; Erik Landon. A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at 11:00 A.M. at the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, 1 Grovedale Lane, Wyalusing, PA with the Rev. Dale Russell officiating. A graveside service will be held at the Wyalusing Cemetery, Wyalusing, PA. Friends may call on Tuesday morning from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service at the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, 1 Grovedale Lane, Wyalusing, PA. In lieu of flowers donations can be made Memorial Hospital Home Health, One Hospital Drive, Towanda, PA 18848. To send condolences or sign the e-guestbook, please go to www.homerfuneralhome.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Raymond Rodney Tuttle, please visit our flower store.