Lori Kathleen VonBurg
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Obituary - August 16, 2020
Lori Kathleen
VonBurg
April 29, 1962 - July 1, 2020
Lori was born in Grand
Junction, CO, to Kay (now Kay
Clymer) and Earl VonBurg; she
was the third of four children,
Tami, Sheli, Lori, and Deena.
When Lori was younger she
enjoyed housework such as
making the bed, and was a good
helper. She was a fixer and loved
taking things apart and putting them back together; this followed
her to adulthood.
She once convinced her younger sister, Deena, that any red food
was poison, so Deena wouldn’t eat strawberries.
Lori’s first job was washing cars at the gas station. When they
discovered she was handy at 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 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 hobbies included making dream catchers and
wind chimes. In her later years she was always going on adventures
with her best friend, Drew.
She is preceded in death by her father, Earl VonBurg; stepfather, Jay Coates; brother-in-law, Kimber Petersen; both sets of
grandparents, and two cousins.
She is survived by mother, Kay Clymer of Grand Junction; stepmother, Maradith Vonburg of Grand Junction; sisters, Tami Duran
(Ron) of Grand Junction; Sheli Mae of Nucla; Deena Vonburg (Brian
Limper) of Grand Junction; sons, Justin Jansen (Melynda), their
children, Emma, Teagan, and Harper, of Grand Junction; Andrew
Jansen, his children, Alana and Matthew, of Grand Junction, many
nieces and nephews, 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
