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Dale Edward Tetterington, 83, of Albuquerque, died Sunday, August 16, 1998 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, of congestive heart failure. He was born in Mankato, Minnesota on July 14, 1915, but was raised in Southern California. After graduating from John Muir Technical High in Pasadena, CA in 1933; he worked as a secretary to a motivational speaker for several years, then was employed by Barbara Ann Bakery, where he became the youngest sales manager in the history of the company. He left Barbara Ann to serve as a First Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was stationed in Albuquerque in 1943, where he served for a time as adjutant for Kirtland Air Force Base. On November 26, 1943, he married Audrey Reynolds of La Canada, California at the Kirtland Chapel. Following the war, he returned to Albuquerque from California in 1946 and with his wife established Jill's Bakery, Inc., named after their daughter. Jill's Bakery, a retail and wholesale bakery, began on the site of Manuel's Grocery Store on Edith. Mr. Tetterington baked and delivered donuts which he made by hand in an 18" donut kettle. The bakery was located at 1008 Coal SE, when it was sold in 1973 and it employed 180 people. Upon retiring Mr. Tetterington traveled extensively with his first wife who died in 1987. Mr. Tetterington came to spend a great deal of time on the Big Island of Hawaii where he met Christina Smith MacKay of Cochran, Alberta, Canada. They were married in Dumfries, Scotland on June 28, 1989. After his second marriage, Dale Tetterington continued to pursue his interest in traveling with Christina until March 1997 when he suffered a debilitating heart attack. He is survived by wife, Christina Tetterington of Kailua-Kona, HI; daughters, Lynn Tetterington of Albuquerque and Jill Alfrey of Denver, CO; stepson, Allan MacKay of Cochrane, Canada; stepdaughters, Heather Sutherland of Calgary, Canada, Rhona MacKay and Robyn MacKay, both of Cochrane; brother, Wilmer Tetterington of Pamona, CA; sisters, Joyce Pierce of Claremont, CA and Beth Passage of Scottsdale, AZ; five grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. Private services have been held. Donations may be made in the name of the deceased to Presbyterian Hospital or the American Heart Association.
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