Alyssa "Yaya" Durrant

Alyssa “Yaya” Durrant

Of Ogdensburg, age 22, passed away unexpectedly on October 10, 2024.  She was born in Waupaca on December 24, 2001 to Darick Tankersley and Amber Durrant.  Alyssa graduated from Waupaca High School in 2020. She followed her passion of helping people by becoming a CNA and an Ogdensburg First Responder. She worked at Living Oaks and The Willows in Iola.  She loved four wheeling, being on the paddle board and shooting pool. She also enjoyed hunting with her grandpa and uncle. Alyssa was an organ donor and she will live on in the many lives she touched.

She will be dearly missed by her mom: Amber Durrant; dad: Darick (Valerie) Tankersley; step-mom: Lora Tankersley; grandparents: Paul and Paula Durrant; siblings: Owen and Tallan Tankersley, Madyson Dobratz, Ty Welsh, Tora and Terry Schneider; soul sister: Alejandra Mendoza; uncles: Dustin (Kimberly) Durrant, Patrick, Travis and Tyler Tankersley; aunts: Tonya (Chuck) Heling; Kari (Henry) Kallstrom; special friend: Cindy Prinsen; her devoted dog and partner in crime: Tully; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Walters Tankersley and Joan Wilson; maternal great grandparents, Al Zielke and Edmund and Elizabeth Durrant. 

The Celebration of Life will be on October 26, 2024 from 1 - 5 p.m. at the Ogdensburg Fire Department. In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to UW Organ and Tissue Donation.

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