Bryce Tumelson

On Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, we said goodbye to our husband, father, son and brother Bryce Tumelson.

Bryce was born on Dec. 26, 1956, to M. Arlene Maynard and William H. Tumelson in Lewiston. Bryce loved with his whole heart, his family, friends, country and God. He was a man who wore many hats and never met a stranger. After high school, he proudly served in the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Germany and the Marshall Islands. This allowed him to travel throughout Europe. He was an iron worker for years, traveling the country from Pennsylvania to Oregon and sites in between. Bryce spent 7 years working in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, where he obtained his crane certification while building the Ritz Carlton Resort. After returning to the states, he worked in the oil fields of Alaska and then for A&R Construction until his retirement.

In November of 1991, over a spilled beer, Bryce met his match and fell for the woman he would spend the rest of his life with, Janet Smith. Along with Janet he became a stepfather to three. Bryce told my kids, “I had a stepdad and tried to run him off. It didn’t work with him and it won’t work with me.” He was in it for the long haul.