Graydon DeVerne Tollefson

1933 - 2018  (84 years)

• Name	Graydon DeVerne Tollefson  [1, 2]
  Born	15 Aug 1933	Viroqua, Vernon Co., WI, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Gus Tollefson  [1]
  Military	Korean War   [2]
  	U. S. Army
  Residence	2005	Viroqua, Vernon Co., WI, USA   [1, 2]
  Died	1 Aug 2018	Viroqua, Vernon Co., WI, USA   [2]
  Buried	4 Aug 2018	Viroqua Cemetery, Viroqua, Vernon Co., WI, USA   [2]
  Notes	Vernon County Broadcaster, published at Viroqua, VernonCo., WI on August 8, 2018 Graydon "Gus" DeVerne Tollefson, 84, of Viroqua diedWednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. He was born Aug. 15, 1933, in Viroqua, to Lewis and Aleda(Lewison) Tollefson. He served in Germany during the KoreanWar. On July 26, 1958, he was united in marriage to ShirleyHoffland. Gus was a member of the Good Shepherd LutheranChurch, the Viroqua Eagles and the Veteran's of ForeignWar. Gus was a truck driver for many years for ArnesonWholesalers and then retired from Kwik Trip. Gus was anavid sports fan and enjoyed the Packers, Badgers andBrewers. In addition to his wife, Shirley, he is survived by fivechildren, Teresa (Brian) Lee of Peachtree City, Ga., Tammie(Dave) Halverson of Viroqua, Teri (Mike) Harlan of DesMoines, Iowa, Tracy (Jim) Hanson of Viroqua and Tory(Stacey) Tollefson of Huntsville, Ala.; 10 grandchildren,Annya Lee, Taylor (Katie) Lee, Tyler Halverson (Sheena),Jay Halverson, Amber (Vathana) Chinvan, Amanda Harlan,Anthony Harlan, Lucas (Veronica) Hanson, Megan Hanson(Tyler), Waylon Gilliland; seven great-grandchildren, Lucy,Jaelyn, Kemry, Aleda, Audun, Ruby, Liberty; and agreat-grandson due in October; one sister, Pat (Phil)Wistenberg of Green Bay, Wis.; nieces, nephews, otherrelatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, BeaChambers, Thelma "Tam" Nechkash, Fae Zitzner, Deloris"Lory" Slater, LaVerne "Sonny" Tollefson and WayneTollefson. Blessed be our memory of Gus Tollefson. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, atGood Shepherd Lutheran Church in Viroqua. Pastor KathrynIngbritsen will officiate. Burial with military rites wasin the Viroqua Cemetery. A visitation was held from 4 to 6p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at the Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home,123 W. Decker, Hwy. 56, in Viroqua. Friends also calledafter 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to thecharity of the donor's choice. Online condolences may be offered at www.VossFH.com. TheVosseteig-Larson Funeral Home of Viroqua is serving thefamily. [2]
  Person ID	I101831	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Lewis Tollefson,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Aleda Lewison,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F21570	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living   5. Living
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F37577	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Aug 1933 - Viroqua, Vernon Co., WI, USA Residence - 2005 - Viroqua, Vernon Co., WI, USA Died - 1 Aug 2018 - Viroqua, Vernon Co., WI, USA Buried - 4 Aug 2018 - Viroqua Cemetery, Viroqua, Vernon Co., WI, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  I101831 Tollefson, Graydon DeVerne (1933-2018)

  
  

• Sources

  [S109] Newspaper Clipping, Vernon County Broadcaster, Viroqua, WI, published April14th, 2005. [S133] Newspaper: Vernon County Broadcaster, published August 8, 2018 at Viroqua, Vernon Co., WI.