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Portrait of Valeria Ann Tutalo
In loving memory of

Valeria Ann Tutalo

October 12, 1954 – February 14, 2022
Lived 67 years
Woodlawn Cemetery · Fairmont, West Virginia
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Valeria Ann (Volek) Tutalo, 67, of Grafton passed away Monday morning February 14, 2022 at her residence after a brave battle with colon cancer. She was born on October 12, 1954 in Fairmont daughter of the late William and Loretta Shipley Volek.

She was raised in Rivesville and attended Rivesville High School with the class of 1972.

Valeria is survived by her loving husband of 44 years Jeff Tutalo, three daughters Crystal (Tim) Ebert of Clintonville, Wisconsin, Angela (Andy) Kucish of Fairmont and Jennifer Tutalo of Fairmont.

She is also survived by five grandchildren Rachel Salina, Jason (Emma Heineman) Ebert, Sophia Carpenter, Blake and Wesley Kucish.

She is also survived by one brother Joseph (Freda) Volek of Fairmont, one sister Janet Martin of Morgantown, one brother-in-law Steve Tutalo of Fairmont and one sister-in-law Paula (Steve) Bedell of Knoxville, Tennessee.

In addition to her parents William and Loretta Volek, she is also preceded in death by one brother William Volek, Jr. and her father-in-law and mother-in-law Silvio and Shirley Tutalo.

Valeria was a loving and selfless wife, mother and grandmother who always put the needs of her family ahead of her own.

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1954
Born October 12
1955
Valeria was 1 when the Salk polio vaccine was declared safe and effective
1969
Valeria was 15 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1976
Valeria was 22 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Valeria was 28 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1994
Valeria was 40 when "Friends" premiered
2005
Valeria was 51 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2016
Valeria was 62 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2021
Valeria was 67 when the James Webb Space Telescope was launched
2022
Passed away February 14, age 67
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