Violet Hampton Carollo Burke

1926 - 2023

Violet Hampton Carollo Burke September 15, 1926 - September 30, 2023 Violet Sadie Hampton, 97, was born to Clair and Sadie Hampton on Sept. 15, 1926 in Shelley, Idaho. She passed on Sept. 30, 2023 after suffering a stroke. She was the sixth of eleven children. She graduated from Ellensburg High School in 1945. On Dec. 22, 1947 she married the love of her life in Albeno G. Carollo. Together, they added to the Carollo family cattle and a hay farm that they bought from Beno's parents. They raised their three boys on the farm and Violet lived there until her passing. Beno passed in 1982 and Violet continued farming as long as she was able. She was married to William Burke in 1990 and he passed in 2001.

Violet was very actively involved in the farm, The Carollo Tree Farm and her family. She was a leader for the Boy Scouts and 4-H when the boys were in school. She served for many years as a Guardian Ad Litem for Kittitas Co., Kittitas Chapter of WA. Farm Forestry Assoc., Kittitas Weed Board, Kittitas Board of Adjustments, Upper County Area For Aged, Teanaway Water Shed, Past President of Swauk-Teanaway Grange and Volunteered at Cle Elum Nursing Home and Senior Center. She was also Cle Elum Pioneer Queen in 1996 and proudly represented them in many parades, the last one being in Roslyn on Labor Day Weekend this year! She also received Conservation Award in 2001, Environmental Excellence Award for 2002 and honorable mention for Real Hero's in 2004.

Violet was preceded in death by her husbands, her three sons Gerald, Vern and Michael Carollo, her parents and several brothers and sisters.

She is survived by daughters-in-law Donna Carollo and Theresa Carollo, and Grandchildren Tina Carollo-Jewell (Dan), Carrie Carollo-Burlison (Chris), Tonya LaFave (Dale), Eugene Carollo (Tiffany), Shelby Linne (Greg), Kevin and Jeremy Carollo.

She has 14 Great-Grandchildren and 6 Great-Great Grandchildren and another one soon. She is also survived by sisters Venice Crow of Moses Lake, Darlene Vickery of Liberty Lake, her brother Ron Hampton of Arizona and many, many nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 1:30-3:30 pm at Swauk-Teanaway Grange. Memorials may be sent to Violet Carollo-Burke Scholarship Fund, % Swauk-Teanaway Grange, PO Box 401, Cle Elum, WA 98922.