Burke, Valerie Ann (Tollefson) Ellefson 1975 - 2020

BURKE, TOLLEFSON, SCHUTTE, ELLEFSON, SWEET, HALE, LEHN, MACOMBER, SPILDE, GUTTORMSON, RALSTON

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:46

Valerie Ann (Tollefson) Burke, 44, passed away suddenly at home April 17, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

She was born July 22, 1975, in Decorah, to Lyle and Kathryn (Schutte) Tollefson. She attended Decorah schools and graduated in 1994. Throughout her life, she worked at Pinnacle Financial and the Depot Outlet. She was married and divorced two times, to Curtis Ellefson and Joshua Burke.

She is survived by her children: Desiree Tollefson (Dylan Sweet), Decorah; Dallas Ellefson (Colton Hale), Cedar Rapids; Destiny Tollefson (Cole Lehn), Springville; Alexander Burke and Elizabeth Burke, at home; granddaughters, Nina and Maya Macomber. Also surviving her are her parents; brother, Jeremy (Kim) Tollefson, Rochelle, Ill.; and sister, Brenda Spilde, Decorah.

She was preceded in death by both sets of grandparents: Orville and Angeline (Guttormson) Tollefson and Ruben and Marjorie (Ralston) Schutte.

Source: Decorah Newspapers April 21, 2020