Velores Taylor

Velores Ione Taylor, age 76, of Hertel, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 6, 2015. Velores was born in South Dakota on June 27, 1939, a daughter of Andrew S. and Veta M. (Rogers) Orton. The family moved to the Webster area when Velores was a child. She attended local schools and was a 1957 graduate of Webster High School. Velores was united in marriage to Duane W. Taylor on June 8, 1957, at Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church in Webster. They resided in Chicago for the first 14 years of marriage, and returned to the Sand Lake community of the St. Croix Reservation in 1971. While residing in Chicago, Velores worked for Western Union and then as a cook at Europa House Restaurant. She had been employed forty years as a cook at the St. Croix Elderly Feeding Center in Hertel until her retirement a few years ago. Velores was an active member of the Women of the Moose. She held local offices at the Siren Lodge and helped with cooking and tending bar. She enjoyed league bowling, playing cards, tending her flower gardens, taking care of the yard, landscaping and pruning the trees. Velores was a kind, caring, and giving woman. A non-judgmental person, she would lend a helping hand whenever and wherever there was a need. She had a very cheerful personality and developed and maintained an inner strength which helped her deal with the loss of her sons. She is preceded in death by her mother, Veta Orton, who died when Velores was a young child; her parents, Andrew and Rose Orton; her three sons, twins - Duane Andrew Taylor and Darwin Eugene Taylor; and Darrell Dean Taylor; brothers: Ernest (Beth) Orton, Edward (Emily) Orton, and Lauren Orton; sisters: Nina (Fay) Marsh, Mary Orton, and Doris Orton, when she was a child; brother-in-law, Cal Palomaki; and sisters-in-law, Evelyn Orton and Dixie Orton. Velores is survived by Duane, her husband of 58 years; four grandchildren: Darrell Dean Taylor, Rachel Mae Taylor, Marcus Andrew Taylor (Stacy Olson), and Rev. Brian William (Vicki) Taylor; twelve great-grandchildren: Alyssa Ritchie, Alexis Taylor, Angela M. McCollough, Akota I. Barber, Brooklyn Taylor, Timmy Taylor, Lily Taylor, Devon Taylor, Shiloh Taylor, Larysten Taylor, Daniel Taylor, and Ryan Olson. Also surviving are two sisters, Venita Hill and Clara Palomaki; two brothers, Alfred Orton and Robert Orton; sister-in-law, Irene Orton; daughters-in-law, Windy Matrious and Donna Taylor; as well as nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Visitation will be held between 4:00-8:00 pm, Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, WI. The wake will be from 10:00 - 2:00pm, Wednesday, Nov. 11th, at St. Croix Tribal Center, Hertel, WI. Funeral Services will be held from 10:00-2:00pm Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015 at St. Croix Tribal Center, Hertel, WI, with grandson, Pastor Brian Taylor, officiating. Burial will be in Sand Lake Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will follow the service. Arrangements have been entrusted with Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, WI. Online condolences may be expressed at www.swedberg-taylor.com.