Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend, Thelma Louise (Gutridge) Dill, age 101, of Glenford Ohio, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026 at her home in Burien, Washington.
Thelma was born October 17, 1924 in Brownsville Ohio, to the late Paul E. and Mary I. (Hupp) Gutridge of Brownsville Ohio. She graduated from Glenford High School in 1942, attended North Business College, and worked for the Ohio Department of Transportation. Following World War II she traveled to Washington State, where she married Joe L. Dill on November 9, 1946 in Renton Washington. She made Western Washington her home for the rest of her life.
In addition to her parents and her father’s second wife, Jessie, she was preceded in death by her husband Joe L. Dill; her sisters Velda E. Gutridge and Doris K. Millspaugh; her brother and sister-in-law, Darrell E. and Linda L. (King) Gutridge; and brother Robert P. Gutridge.
Thelma was a member of Glendale Lutheran Church from 1958 until its closure in 2023. She was actively involved with quilting, Bible study and Sunday School teaching throughout the years.
Thelma is survived by a son, Gregory (Ronda) Dill; two grandchildren; Amber (William Potras) Hayward and Bryan (Jacci) Dill; five grandchildren, Amani, Christi, Avery, Joe and Ali, all of Western Washington, her brother, Richard (Bernadine) Gutridge of Dade City, Florida; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A private graveside service will be held, with burial at Washington Memorial Park in SeaTac, Washington. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the American Heart Association, Macular Degeneration Association or your favorite charity.
The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people is grass. The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand for ever. Isaiah 40:7-8
Such a wonderful and kind lady. I feel extremely lucky to have known her.