Betty R. Tulisalo

Betty Carol Ridlehuber Tulisalo, 78, of Sandy Springs in Atlanta, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Saturday, January 28, 2012 after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Known to some of her friends as “Bece”, she was born April 21, 1933 in Greenwood, South Carolina to the late Mr. C. M. Ridlehuber and the late Annie Bess Ridlehuber. Betty graduated from Athens High School in the class of 1950. She attended the University of Georgia where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and graduated in 1954 with a BA in Education. Betty served as a stewardess for Delta Airlines from 1955 to 1957, and later became a real estate agent for Harry Norman, and then for Jenny Pruitt & Associates. She was in the Atlanta Board of Realtors Million Dollar Club. A member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer for 25 years, she later became a member of Dunwoody United Methodist Church. A loving and much loved grandmother, mother and wife, Betty was a talented artist, and an excellent golfer and bridge player. A wonderful cook and hostess, she was good at everything she put her hand to. Always lovely, she was very gracious to others. She loved to travel, cruising all over the world with her husband, and traveling around the country with the "Georgia Gypsies." One of her favorite pastimes was watching sports on television and supporting her beloved Georgia Bulldogs both at home and on the road. The Atlanta Braves also benefited from the attention of this loyal fan. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Karl F. Tulisalo, her children, Rick Tulisalo, Carol Tulisalo, Pat Daniel and her husband Mark, grandchildren Connor, Erin, Jennifer and Kathryn Daniel, all of Atlanta, and her brother Ted Ridlehuber of Athens, Georgia. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you give to the Dunwoody United Methodist Church, 1548 Mt. Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338, or the American Cancer Society, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73123-1718, in memory of Betty. The memorial service will be at Dunwoody United Methodist Church on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 2:00 pm. There will be a visitation at the church immediately following the service. Arrangements by H.M. Patterson and Son, Arlington Chapel, Sandy Springs (404) 851-9900.