Elise K. Perkins

Elise K. (Tourtellot) Perkins was born Feb. 23, 1917, at Little Falls, N.Y., to James E. and Elise (Scrafford) Keeler. She died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at Clearwater Valley Hospital in Orofino.

She married Lloyd E. Tourtellot on June 8, 1935, in Clifton Park, N.Y., where they resided for many years. Elise worked for the General Electric Company at the Knolls Research Lab as a secretary and retired in 1972. She and Lloyd moved to Upper Lake, Calif., later that year and resided there until 1978. Lloyd passed away in 1978, and Elise remarried the following year to Walter Perkins of Bradenton, Fla. She lived in Bradenton with Walter until he passed away in 1996. Elise continued to live there until recurring health problems necessitated her to move to Orofino in May 2002 to be closer to her only son. She maintained her independence and was a resident of Brookside Landing until July 2013, when she needed more care and was moved to Clearwater Health and Rehab.

She is survived by her son, Lloyd and his wife Lenora Tourtellot of Orofino; stepgrandchildren, Carlos and wife Karen Hope of Pierce, Charles and wife Barbara Hope of Anderson, Calif., Curtis Hope of Tulsa, Okla., and Chris Hope of Smyrna, Ga.; and many stepgreat- and great-great-grandchildren.

No services are planned, per her request. Interment will take place in Upper Lake, Calif., where her husband Lloyd is buried.

Pine Hills Funeral Chapel and Crematory is in care of arrangements.