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Delores
"Dodie" Torkelson, 68
Thief
River Falls - Delores "Dodie" Torkelson, 68,
died on Sunday, February 2, 2003 at her home in
rural Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services will be held on 
Thursday,
February 6 at St. Pauli Lutheran Church in rural
Thief River Falls with Rev. Terri Cuppett
officiating. Marisa Benson will be the organist.
Casketbearers will be Dennis McCullough, Oliver
"Skip" Swanson, Verdeen Grove, Herb Swenson, Loren
Klopp and Arlo Rude. Honorary casketbearers will be
Sarah Circle, Hazelnut Homemakers, and Class of '52
Lunch Group. Interment will be in St. Pauli
Cemetery in Rocksbury Township. Visitation will be
held on Wednesday, February 5 (today) from 5 to 8
p.m. at the Johnson-Green Funeral Home in Thief
River Falls with a 7 p.m. prayer service and for
one hour prior to services at the church on
Thursday.
Delores
"Dodie" Helen Hagen was born on August 26, 1934,
the daughter of Adolph and Harda (Anderson) Hagen
in Thief River Falls. She was baptized and
confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River
Falls. She graduated from Lincoln High School in
1952.
On
June 16, 1956, she was united in marriage to
Wallace Torkelson. She later served as the first
female treasurer of the City of St. Hilaire. She
also held several office in both Calvary and St.
Pauli Lutheran Churches. She was active in the
WELCA and Hazelnut Homemakers. Since she was
locally known as an excellent cook, she spearheaded
the St. Pauli Centennial Cookbook. Dodie loved
playing cards, solving crossword puzzles and
reading. Most of all, she loved spending time with
her family.
Survivors
include her husband, Wally; children, Troy of Las
Vegas, Nev., Jodie of Arlington, Va., Shelley
(Bruce) Mathson of Thief River Falls, Dana (Keith)
Connett of Minneapolis, and Kari of Grand Forks,
N.D.; three grandchildren; sisters, Elizabeth
(Philip) Mitchell and Adeline (Richard) Bishop of
Sun City West, Ariz.; and a brother, Raymond Hagen
of Manchester, N.H.
Delores
was preceded in death by her parents.
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