Philip H. Tuseth, 84, of Jonesbor and Bay passed away on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005 at the Memphis Jewish Home at Cordova Tenn.

Born at Beltrami, Minn., he was the retired owner of Prince Philip's Inc. at Bay, where he was an expert in the repair and restoration of antique clocks, specializing in Vienna Regulators.

He was a decorated World War II Army veteran, having served as an intelligence specialist in North Africa, Italy, Germany and France from 1942-1945. He was a graduate of American Institute of the Air, now Brown College at Minneapolis, and was a radio announcer in the late 1940s at Minneapolis, Tupelo, Miss., and Memphis.

He was also founder and general manager of Veterans Cab Co. at Memphis before he was recalled to active duty in 1951. He then served in the Air Force intelligence operations, primarily in Germany and Austria, until retiring in Jonesboro in 1968.

He later made his home in Bay, where he served on the Bay City Council, was a speaker for the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors and was a published poet and humorist.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Ziegenhorn Tuseth, and two brothers.

Survivors include two daughters, Sherry Tuseth-Jackson of Jonesboro and Susie Tuseth of Cordova; one son, Mike Tuseth of Cordova; one sister, Alice Tuseth of Minneapolis; one brother, Robert Tuseth of Crookston, Minn.; four grandchildren, Sophie Jackson of Jonesboro and Jeni Tuseth, Eric Tuseth and Jeffrey Tuseth, all of Cordova.

Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. today in Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery.

Burial was under the direction of Emerson Funeral Home of Jonesboro.

Memorials may be made to the Humane Society, P.O. Box 1042, Jonesboro 72403; the Alzheimer's Association, 225 North Michigan Ave., Suite 1700, Chicago 60601-7633; UNICEF, 333 East 38th St., New York 10016; or to a charity of the donor's choice.