Ellen Tuttle, 105, formerly of Linton, ND died Sunday December 6, 2015 at the Strasburg Care Center, Strasburg, ND. Funeral services will be held at10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at First Baptist Church, Linton, with Rev. Paul Brannan officiating. Burial will be in the Linton Cemetery.Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Myers Funeral Home, Linton, where there will be a prayer service at 7 p.m. Ellen was born September 16, 1910 in Emmons County, the daughter of Glenn and Birdie (Lee) Woods. She attended country school through the 8th grade and then she went to high school in Linton for 2 years. Although she didn't have a high school diploma, Ellen went to nurses training at St. Joseph's Hospital in Chicago, IL where she earned her RN degree in three years!Ellen married Harvey Tuttle in Mound City, SD, at the Justice of the Peace. They homesteaded and farmed west of Linton until 1975 when they moved to Strasburg. Ellen worked as a Graduate Nurse at the Strasburg Care Center from 1967 until 1975. They had six daughters and one son, Harvey "Whoop" who died at the age of 16. Ellen worshipped at First Baptist Church, Linton, ND. Harvey died in 1976. Ellen entered the Strasburg Care Center on September 19, 2010. Prior to that time she had been living in an apartment in Linton.Ellen was fortunate to have traveled to all the United States with the exception of three states, as well as several places overseas. Her favorite vacation was to New Zeeland. Ellen said her favorite animal would be a horse and her favorite foods would be roast beef, potatoes and gravy. He favorite season would be all of them because she enjoys them all each with their own beauty.Ellen was a member of the Hampton Homemaker's Club, Strasburg VFW Auxiliary, Linton Senior Citizen's, Linton Historical Society and the First Baptist Church ladies group. Activities Ellen had enjoyed over the years included playing cribbage, gin rummy, whist, crocheting, sewing, quilting, dancing, listening to country music, baking (especially cakes and cookies), walking, watching TV, gardening and attending social events in the community. Ellen is survived by six daughters and four sons-in-law, Carol Serr, Nina Hoverson, Martha (John) Ballard, Frances (Wayne) Pyle, Fay Ellen (Jim) Peterson and Joanne (Roger) Biesheuvel; 23 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and 7 great-great grandchildren; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Bernice Kautz and Mary Jane (David) Conn; two brothers and two sisters-in-law, Robert (Marion) Woods, Fred Woods, and sister-in-law, Afton Hanson.Ellen was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Harvey, son Harvey, great grandchild Cody Biesheuvel, two sisters, Ila Gutensohn and Patricia Kinnally, and three brothers, Ralph, Carl and Charles.