Dorothy "Dottie" Mae Tunstall Obituary (1920

Tunstall, Dorothy "Dottie" Nash Tunstall passed away peacefully on March 31 st , 2018. Born on Christmas Day, 1920 to John H. "Jack" and Mae Lydia Nash, Dottie attended Alameda Grade School , Grant High School, and college for two years. In 1942, she enlisted in the Navy WAVES where she met her future husband, Ensign William A. "Bill" Tunstall of Springfield, MA at Sand Point Naval Air Station in Seattle, WA. They married in August 1943. After WWII, they settled in Vancouver, WA. Dottie was an enthusiastic and active member of the community. An accomplished pianist, she participated musically throughout her life. She was a lifelong member of Fremont United Methodist Church and enjoyed volunteering at Emanuel and St. Vincent Hospitals. She and Bill loved to travel and made several trips across the country, camped in National Parks, drove through Europe and cruised in the Pacific. She was an avid gardener and kept a large garden until she moved to Russellville Park Retirement Community in 2011. Bill passed away in 2013. In the fall of 2017 Dottie moved to Jennings McCall in Forest Grove to be closer to her daughter, Sally. She loved her family and friends and remembered their Christmas and birthdays with cards and gifts, especially for her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and even pets. She was recently honored by the B-17 Alliance Museum for her military service and the remarkable "Secret Code" she and Bill used to communicate while he was on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. Dottie is survived by her sister Phyllis Nash Telfer (Peter), children Sally Arvidson (Charles), Gerry Tunstall (Christine), and Julie Tunstall (John Georger), six grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Dottie will be buried with Military Honors at Willamette National Cemetery on Wednesday April 11 th and a Memorial Service will be held at Fremont United Methodist Church on Saturday, June 9 th at 2PM. Special thanks to the caregivers at Jennings McCall Retirement Center in Forest Grove where she lived and the Care Partners Memorial donations may be made to charity of your choice.