Lori Vonburg

Lori Kathleen VonBurg

04-29-1962------07-01-2020

Lori was born in Grand Junction CO to Kay and Earl VonBurg (now Kay Clymer) she was the 3rd of 4 Children. Tami, Sheli, Lori and Deena.

When Lori was younger she like house work such as making the bed, and was a good helper, Lori was a fixer and loved taking stuff apart and putting it back together which followed her to adulthood.

She once convinced her younger sister Deena that any red food was poison, so Deena wouldn’t eat the strawberry’s.

Loris first job was washing cars at the gas station, when they discovered she was handy changing oil they made that her job even though she was a girl. Once her father sent her after an allen wrench and she came back with a (John Wrench) which is what she called it.

At 15 Lori ran away from home to Washington, there she had her two sons Justin born in 1980 and Andrew in 1982. When they moved back to Colorado, she joined the Union and became a Journeyman Carpenter. She was a single mom and taught her two boys many life skills including how to hunt and fish. She was a Jacque of all trades and master of some.

Some of her other hobby’s included making dream catchers and wind chimes. In her later years she was always taking adventures with her best friend Drew.

She is proceeded in death by her father Earl VonBurg, Stepfather Jay Coates, her brother in-law Kimber Petersen, both sets of GrandParents and two cousins.

She is survived by her Mother Kay Clymer of Grand Junction. Stepmother Maradith Vonburg of Grand Junction.  Sisters, Tami Duran and her Husband Ron of Grand Junction, Sheli Mae of Nucla, Deena Vonburg and her husband Brian Limper of Grand Junction. Her two sons Justin Jansen and his wife Melynda their three children, Emma Teagan and Harper of Grand Junction. Andrew Jansen and his two children Alana and Matthew of Grand Junction, many nieces and nephews and Family and Friends.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date, her ashes will be kept in her toolbox until then.

In lieu of flowers consider making a donation to hospice of the Grand Valley.

For more information please contact Justin Jansen.