Torvald was the son of Tobias and Maren Sofie Elizabeth Eliasdatter Terkelson. They were buried on their family land in Bjelland in Vest-Agder County, Norway. Torvald became a naturalized citizen on 11 February 1943 in Tyler, TX.He shares a stone with his wife, Lydia Ann Holcomb Torkelson, who he married 25 May 1907 in Anderson County.
Their daughter-in-law, Ouida Kirkwood Torkelson Havern, is also buried in Garden of Memories. Their son, Soffus Files Torkelson, is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in San Diego, CA. Ouida later married a Havern.
OBITUARY: Palestine (TX) Herald-Press, Friday, 11 November 1955:
Tarvald Theodore Torkelson, 76, retired sawmill worker of Elkhart, died at 9 p.m. Thursday at his home following an illness of several months.
Born in Norway, Torkelson, before retiring five years age, had worked 25 years for Sawmill Operator Peter Bridges of Elkhart and nine years for the Angelina Hardwood Lumber Company in Palestine.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Elkhart with the pastor, Rev. U. Van Sickles, officiating. Burial will be in the Elkhart Cemetery.
Pallbearers will include J. E. de Noon, Floyd Brunson, Turner Jones, Earl Davis, Fred Ashley and S. B. Knott.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lydia Holcomb Torkelson of Elkhart; a son, Sophus Torkelson of Elkhart; two daughters, Mrs. L. H. Henderson, Jr. of Monroe, LA., and Mrs. E. T. Atwood of Hamshire; a brother Andrew Torkelson of Mountain Grove, Missouri; a sister, Mrs. Sophie Holland of Yamhill, Oregon; and eleven grandchildren.
The body will be at the family residence in Elkhart until taken to the church for funeral services. Arrangements are by Hassell and Foster.
Their daughter-in-law, Ouida Kirkwood Torkelson Havern, is also buried in Garden of Memories. Their son, Soffus Files Torkelson, is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in San Diego, CA. Ouida later married a Havern.
OBITUARY: Palestine (TX) Herald-Press, Friday, 11 November 1955:
Tarvald Theodore Torkelson, 76, retired sawmill worker of Elkhart, died at 9 p.m. Thursday at his home following an illness of several months.
Born in Norway, Torkelson, before retiring five years age, had worked 25 years for Sawmill Operator Peter Bridges of Elkhart and nine years for the Angelina Hardwood Lumber Company in Palestine.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Elkhart with the pastor, Rev. U. Van Sickles, officiating. Burial will be in the Elkhart Cemetery.
Pallbearers will include J. E. de Noon, Floyd Brunson, Turner Jones, Earl Davis, Fred Ashley and S. B. Knott.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lydia Holcomb Torkelson of Elkhart; a son, Sophus Torkelson of Elkhart; two daughters, Mrs. L. H. Henderson, Jr. of Monroe, LA., and Mrs. E. T. Atwood of Hamshire; a brother Andrew Torkelson of Mountain Grove, Missouri; a sister, Mrs. Sophie Holland of Yamhill, Oregon; and eleven grandchildren.
The body will be at the family residence in Elkhart until taken to the church for funeral services. Arrangements are by Hassell and Foster.
Torvald was the son of Tobias and Maren Sofie Elizabeth Eliasdatter Terkelson. They were buried on their family land in Bjelland in Vest-Agder County, Norway. Torvald became a naturalized citizen on 11 February 1943 in Tyler, TX.He shares a stone with his wife, Lydia Ann Holcomb Torkelson, who he married 25 May 1907 in Anderson County.
Their daughter-in-law, Ouida Kirkwood Torkelson Havern, is also buried in Garden of Memories. Their son, Soffus Files Torkelson, is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in San Diego, CA. Ouida later married a Havern.
OBITUARY: Palestine (TX) Herald-Press, Friday, 11 November 1955:
Tarvald Theodore Torkelson, 76, retired sawmill worker of Elkhart, died at 9 p.m. Thursday at his home following an illness of several months.
Born in Norway, Torkelson, before retiring five years age, had worked 25 years for Sawmill Operator Peter Bridges of Elkhart and nine years for the Angelina Hardwood Lumber Company in Palestine.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Elkhart with the pastor, Rev. U. Van Sickles, officiating. Burial will be in the Elkhart Cemetery.
Pallbearers will include J. E. de Noon, Floyd Brunson, Turner Jones, Earl Davis, Fred Ashley and S. B. Knott.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lydia Holcomb Torkelson of Elkhart; a son, Sophus Torkelson of Elkhart; two daughters, Mrs. L. H. Henderson, Jr. of Monroe, LA., and Mrs. E. T. Atwood of Hamshire; a brother Andrew Torkelson of Mountain Grove, Missouri; a sister, Mrs. Sophie Holland of Yamhill, Oregon; and eleven grandchildren.
The body will be at the family residence in Elkhart until taken to the church for funeral services. Arrangements are by Hassell and Foster.
Their daughter-in-law, Ouida Kirkwood Torkelson Havern, is also buried in Garden of Memories. Their son, Soffus Files Torkelson, is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in San Diego, CA. Ouida later married a Havern.
OBITUARY: Palestine (TX) Herald-Press, Friday, 11 November 1955:
Tarvald Theodore Torkelson, 76, retired sawmill worker of Elkhart, died at 9 p.m. Thursday at his home following an illness of several months.
Born in Norway, Torkelson, before retiring five years age, had worked 25 years for Sawmill Operator Peter Bridges of Elkhart and nine years for the Angelina Hardwood Lumber Company in Palestine.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Elkhart with the pastor, Rev. U. Van Sickles, officiating. Burial will be in the Elkhart Cemetery.
Pallbearers will include J. E. de Noon, Floyd Brunson, Turner Jones, Earl Davis, Fred Ashley and S. B. Knott.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lydia Holcomb Torkelson of Elkhart; a son, Sophus Torkelson of Elkhart; two daughters, Mrs. L. H. Henderson, Jr. of Monroe, LA., and Mrs. E. T. Atwood of Hamshire; a brother Andrew Torkelson of Mountain Grove, Missouri; a sister, Mrs. Sophie Holland of Yamhill, Oregon; and eleven grandchildren.
The body will be at the family residence in Elkhart until taken to the church for funeral services. Arrangements are by Hassell and Foster.
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Torvald Torkelson
1879 - 1955
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