Kenneth F. Tuttle
Nov. 18, 1923-Nov. 30, 2017
Kenneth F. Tuttle, 94,
formerly of Austin, Min-
nesota, died peacefully,
surrounded by his family,
on Thursday, November
30, 2017, at the Floyd
County Medical Center in
Charles City, Iowa.
Ken was born No-
vember 18, 1923, in Rice-
ville, Iowa, to Willie and
Marion (Haire) Tuttle.
During high school, he
was proud to have gone to
State in wrestling and in
1943, he graduated from
Hampton High School. He
went to work at the Geo.
A. Hormel Co. after gra-
duation and he served in
the U.S. Airforce from
1948 to 1952 during the
Korean War. Ken married
the love of his life, JoAnn
John, on August 23, 1952
at the United Methodist
Church in St. Croix Falls,
Wisconsin. Ken and
JoAnn returned to Austin
where he worked for the
Geo. A. Hormel Co., retir-
ing after 38 years.
Ken was an avid sports-
man and looked forward
to hunting and fishing in
North Dakota. He enjoyed
spending time with his
family. He was a proud
member of the Civil Air
Patrol for 35 years and
achieved the rank of Ma-
jor, commanding the Aus-
tin Post where he was in-
volved in many search
and rescue efforts. He re-
ceived his pilot’s license
in 1971. He was also a
member of Crane Com-
munity Chapel.
He was preceded in
death by his parents;
wife, JoAnn; grandson,
Brian Tuttle; sisters, Ila,
Faith and Faye; brothers,
Grant and Henry and twin
brother, Keith.
Ken is survived by his
sons: Neil (Cathy) Tuttle,
Orchard, IA, Wayne
(Lucy) Tuttle, Minot, ND,
and Bradley (Lisa) Tuttle,
Austin, MN; daughter:
LuAnn (Gary) Betcher,
Stewartville, MN;
grandchildren: Christo-
pher (Danielle) Tuttle,
Jennifer (Bill) Preuser,
Chad (Rebecca) Tuttle,
Tanner Tuttle (Jessi Bush-
nell), Corey (Teresa) Tut-
tle, Clayton (Ashley) Tut-
tle, Jessica Tuttle, Steph-
anie Tuttle, Jackie Betch-
er, Paul Betcher; great
grandchildren: Dylan,
Kelsi, Kyle, Brittney, Kay-
la, Brianna, Mason, Brin-
ley, Cody, Cayden and
Brian; great-great-grand-
children: Zoey, Rhiley,
Hunter, Asia and Freya;
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 PM on Mon-
day, December 4th, at
Crane Community Chapel
with the Reverend Dale
Christiansen officiating.
Interment will be at
Grandview Cemetery.
Visitation will be at
Clasen-Jordan Mortuary
on Sunday from 4:00 to
6:00 PM and at the church
on Monday for one hour
before the service.