B. Luella Tuttle

FLORENCE TOWNSHIP — B. Luella Tuttle, of Florence Township, passed away Jan. 14, 2017, in Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin.She was born Sept. 29, 1922, in Erie County to Arthur and Ivah M. (Green) Coultrip and lived in the Florence Township area her entire life.She was a graduate of Birmingham High School and graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Teaching Certificate. Luella was a teacher at Milan and Berlin Heights Local Schools, a Library Technician at Sandusky Mills School, a substitute teacher at Wakeman and Firelands schools and took pride in her most rewarding jobs as a homemaker, mother and grandmother.She was a member of Collins United Methodist Church, a former member of Florence Congregational Church and Berlin Heights UCC and was a school board member for 20 years at Firelands Local School. In her spare time she took pleasure in reading, and volunteering in schools and at church.She is survived by her children, Kathy Lou (Michael) Littleton of Wakeman, Diane Margaret (Steve) Kimpel of Dayton, James Walter (Anne) Tuttle of Wakeman, Arthur Perry (Elaine) Tuttle of Medina; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren, with one on the way; her sister, Wilma Jean Kernell; many nieces, nephews and other family members.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Tuttle; her siblings, Lyle A. and Charles J. Coultrip.Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Morman Funeral Home, 16 Cooper St., Wakeman. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Collins United Methodist Church on Hartland Center Road. Burial will follow in Wakeman Cemetery.Condolences may be left at mormanfuneralhome.com.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Collins United Methodist Church, Berlin Heights UCC, Florence Congregational Church, St. John's UMC, Winter Haven, Fla., or to the charity of one's choice.