RUSHFORD, Minn. –Ernest “Ernie” O. Tuff, 91, of Rushford, a master mechanic and welder who built race cars, died at Valleyview Healthcare in Houston. He was raised in Rushford and worked on the family farm until he entered the U.S. Army. He served in Germany during the Korean Conflict. He shattered all records at the La Crosse and New Brighton tracks. He took his Number 99 to Daytona and the National Championship of Stock Car Racing. The car broke the national speed record at Daytona. Ernie opened the Ernie Tuff Museum in the 1970s.
Details: Hoff Funeral Home
1930-2022