Eunice Marianne Torson (1923-2006)

TORSON, KUGEL, KAMP, BLUMHAGEN, LEE, PEARSON, BARNEY, ALLSUP, OLSON, ORTBERG, STAPHER

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 9/2/2006 at 08:04:16

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Friday, September 1, 2006.

Eunice Marianne Torson
Feb. 25, 1923-Aug. 30, 2006
Eunice Torson, 83, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, at Israel Hospice House in Ames. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Ames.

Eunice was born Feb. 25, 1923, in Grand Meadow Township in Clayton County, the daughter of William and Amelia Kugel. She grew up on a farm in Postville and graduated from the local high school. She married Duane Kamp. To this union, six children were born - Janice, Ed, Jim, Tom, Daryl and Randy.

Eunice married Gene Torson June 11, 1970, who added five daughters to the family - Dianna, Frances, Marilyn, Linda and Kris.

She enjoyed knitting, cross-stitching, canning, cooking, reading and attending church activities. She lovingly crafted afghans and quilt pieces for every child and grandchild. She also donated her projects to church fundraisers. Gene and Eunice managed the Regency Court apartments in Ames for more than 20 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband and two brothers, Donald and Vernon Kugel.

She is survived by her husband, Gene Torson, of Ames; two sisters, Bernadine Blumhagen, of Melbourne, Fla., and Gertrude Lee, of Wadena; one daughter, Janice Pearson (Ned), of Knoxville; five sons, Ed Kamp (Wanda), of Shipley, Jim Kamp, of Sparta, Wis., Tom Kamp (Judy), of Knoxville, Daryl Kamp (Diane), of Epworth, and Randy Kamp (Paula), of Mitchell. She also is survived by five stepdaughters and their husbands, Dianna Torson (John Barney), of Brookings, S.D., Frances Allsup (Dennis), of Strawberry Point,; Marilyn Olson (Bob), of Lincoln, Neb., Linda Ortberg (Scott), of Rome, Texas, and Kris Stapher (Dwight), of Elkader. She was blessed with 27 grandchildren and 54 great-grandchildren.

The family requests that memorials be given to Israel Hospice House of Ames.

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