Windh/Freise/Maurstad genealogy - Person Sheet
NameRoman Elmo TORKELSON
BurialStavanger Cemetery, LaSalle County, Illinois
Birth13 Feb 1916, Grundy County, Illinois
Death1944, Omaha, Nebraska
Misc. Notes
Roman was less than two when his mother died. He may have been raised by Bertha Torkelson Wildey, his aunt.
Geni.com shows he died December 7, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska. He may have been a military casualty of World War II.,
Spouses
Birth10 Jul 1917, Marsailles, LaSalle County, Illinois
Death2 Mar 2001, Buffalo, NY
Misc. Notes
Obituary of July 10, 1917 in Marseilles, Illinois
Sylvie Gunderson Torkelson, 93, formerly of Marseilles, passed away Wednesday March 2, 2011 in Buffalo, NY.
Funeral services will be 1:00 P. M. Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Marseilles with Rev. David Ufkes officiating. Burial will be in Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 pm Wednesday at Seals-Campbell Funeral Home.
She was born July 10, 1917 in Marseilles to Barney and Selma (Benson) Gunderson. She was a devoted member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and an active volunteer in the community. She was a secretary and bookkeeper at Spencer Insurance Agency in Marseilles for over 35 years.
Sylvie was the beloved wife of the late Roman Torkelson; dear mother of Nancy (Gary) Rasmusson of Buffalo, New York; sister of Kenneth (Catherine) Gunderson; cherished grandmother of Randall (Glenna) Rasmusson, Korise Rasmusson, Tamara (David) Olson, and Todd (Glorie) Rasmusson. She will be missed by her niece and her nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Beeman Gunderson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to either Immanuel Lutheran Church or Stavanger Lutheran Church.