Winifred "Elaine" (Sherar) Tufly
Marriages
Ivol Tufly - September 11, 1949
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3 D Obituary - June 5, 2016
"Elaine" Winifred Tufly
August 26, 1925 - May 31, 2016
Elaine was born August 26, 1925, to Ted and Hattie Sherar in Paola, Kansas. At the age of 12 they moved to Colorado, living first in Collbran, Clifton, and then Fruita. Elaine graduated from Fruita Union High School in 1943. After graduating she went to work at Fruita Consumers COOP as Bookkeeper where she met Ivol Tufly who was working in the Fruita Post Office. They
were married September 11, 1949; four children was born of
this union. Later Elaine went to work for Independent Lumber
as a Bookkeeper.
After Ivol passed in 1984, Elaine started doing volunteer work
with Gray Gourmet, Time Bank, A.A.R.P. tax assistance
program and Colorado Welcome Center. She was a member of Silver Bell Rebekah Lodge #115.
Elaine is survived by daughters, Deborah Arman, Fruita, CO;
Denise DelBarto, Pattay, Thailand, and Becky Klenk, Fruita,
CO; son, Jerry Tufly, Fruita, CO; brothers, Dewey Sherar, Las
Vegas, NV, and Cody Sherar, Carmel, CA; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held June 8 at 10:00 a.m. at the
Rebekah’s Pavilion, New Elmwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to
HopeWest Hospice, 3090B N. 12th Street, Grand Junction, CO
81506, or to the Family Health West Foundation.
