Brodhead - Grace Pearl Torkelson, age 95, formerly of Brodhead, passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2008, at the Pleasant View Nursing Home, Monroe. She was born on April 22, 1913 in Spring Grove Township, Green County, the daughter of Ray and Carrie (Stocker) Hawkins. Grace married Omer C. Hawkins in April of 1930. He passed away in May of 1968. She later married Ernest M. Torkelson in November of 1969. He passed away in December of 2005.
Grace was a lifelong resident of Brodhead and had worked for APCO Mfg. Co. for 10 years, retiring in 1973.
She is survived by her daughter, Jessie (Gordon) Gilbertson, Brodhead, four grandchildren, Lora (David) Buss, Patricia (Wade) Kraft, both of Brodhead, Colleen (Richard) Singer, Columbia City, IN, Rebecca (Karl) Stuvengen, Orfordville, WI, three step-daughters, Connie Aronson, Ernestine Klikno, and Clarice Murphy, all of Rockford, IL, and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, a brother, Frank, and a son, Herbert Hawkins.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 16, 2008, at the D.L. NEWCOMER FUNERAL HOME, BRODHEAD, WI, with Pastor Steve Groves officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Brodhead. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Grace was a lifelong resident of Brodhead and had worked for APCO Mfg. Co. for 10 years, retiring in 1973.
She is survived by her daughter, Jessie (Gordon) Gilbertson, Brodhead, four grandchildren, Lora (David) Buss, Patricia (Wade) Kraft, both of Brodhead, Colleen (Richard) Singer, Columbia City, IN, Rebecca (Karl) Stuvengen, Orfordville, WI, three step-daughters, Connie Aronson, Ernestine Klikno, and Clarice Murphy, all of Rockford, IL, and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, a brother, Frank, and a son, Herbert Hawkins.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 16, 2008, at the D.L. NEWCOMER FUNERAL HOME, BRODHEAD, WI, with Pastor Steve Groves officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Brodhead. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.