Shirley Ellefson Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Shirley Ellefson of Washington Island, Wisconsin, who passed away on May 24, 2021, at the age of 96, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Oliver Bjarnarson and Esther Katherine Bjarnarson (Hanson); her husband Jacob Benjamin Ellefson; her former husband Len Atkins; her son Terry Atkins; her grandson Ronald Atkins; her brother Dale; and her siblings-in-law, Everett (Genevieve), Klemmet Ellefson, Fern Dunbar (Gwinn), Martha and Grace Ann Carpenter.
She is survived by: her former husband Charles Leonard Atkins; her children, Bruce Atkins and Sheila Hansen (Tad); her daughter-in-law Ann Nantelle (Steve); her stepchildren, Jacob (Carin), Don and Melodie Ellefson; her grandchildren, Len Atkins (Stephanie), Kathy Haberli (Mark), Laurie Lewis (Tim Daffron), Ashley Ellefson, Mo Shari Ellefson, Jacob Ellefson (Lindsey), Adam Hobbs, Alec Hobbs (Nicole) and Tyler Ellefson; her great grandchildren, Gabrielle, Jacqlyn Atkins, Miah, Kody, Ruby Lou Haberli, Emmalyn, Elivia Lewis, Kendrik and Owen Hobbs; her brother Richard "Dick" Bjarnarson (Marilyn); her siblings-in-law, Barry Carpenter and Phyllis Ellefson; and her nieces and nephews, Melinda Ellefson, Jake and Shirley.
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