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Torkelson, Ruby Sylvia (Gunderson)
Ruby Sylvia (Gunderson) Torkelson, 91, of Elkader, formerly Farmersburg, died Monday, March 18, 2013, at the Elkader Care Center following a long illness. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 21, at Norway Lutheran Church, rural St. Olaf. Interment: Norway Lutheran Cemetery, rural St. Olaf. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Norway Lutheran Church and after 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Leonard Funeral Home in Elkader is in charge of arrangements.
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Published in The Gazette March 20, 2013.
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