Melvin Tuffs Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Melvin Tuffs (Mount Vernon, South Dakota), born in Olivet, South Dakota, who passed away on May 31, 2018, at the age of 75, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Melvin Tuffs to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Fred Tuffs and Josephine Tuffs (Larson); his granddaughter Stephani Lyman; his sister Pat Sheppard; and his siblings-in-law, Martha Hanson, Garry Tollefson, Randy Tollefson and Jim Hanson.
He is survived by: his wife Gloria Tuffs; his children, Rick Tuffs of Forestburg, SD, Vikki Hollenbeck (Roger), Rodney Tuffs, Royce Tuffs (Jenny), Laurinda Hubbard (Mark) of Phoenix, AZ, Rod Lyman, Brenda Hartz (Greg) and Kurt Lyman (Suzanne); his brothers, Allan Tuffs (Gloria) of Garretson, SD and Marvin Tuffs; and his siblings-in-law, Leroy Sheppard of Mitchell, SD, Darrell Tollefson (Dee Dee), Gene Tollefson (Kathy), Richard Tollefson (Dorene), Sally Tollefson, Herb Tollefson and Mary Lou Tollefson.
