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Personal data Woodruff TORGERSEN Junior 

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Household of Woodruff TORGERSEN Junior

He is married to Shonna Rae PIERCE.

They got married on February 13, 1959 at Loa, Wayne County, Utah, United States of America, he was 29 years old.Source 1


Notes about Woodruff TORGERSEN Junior

Richfield, Utah - Our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, Woodruff Junior Torgersen, age 84, of Richfield, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 6, 2014 in Richfield. He was born December 31, 1929 in Monroe, Utah, a son of William Leonard and Audrey Ann Hicks Torgersen. He married Shonna Rae Pierce, February 13, 1959 in Loa, Utah. She died October 6, 1999.

Junior was a member of the LDS Church. He worked for many years at the Gypsum Plant in Sigurd. He loved growing his vegetable garden every year and looked forward to what he could harvest. He liked going hunting with his brothers, sisters and parents when they were able. He loved spending time with his daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He will be greatly missed.

Junior is survived by his two daughters: Ranae and Jeff Korp of Dayton, Wyoming; Naomi and Allen Ashurst of Richfield; grandchildren: Charles and Haley Hooper of Richfield; Jamie Marston of Sigurd; Emily and Josh Jeffs of Manti; April Korp, Michael Korp and Becky Korp, all of Dayton, Wyoming; 7 great-grandchildren; sister and brother Mavis and Glen Wade of Magna; Jay and Dianna Torgerson of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Shonna; three sisters and two brothers: Georgia Jolly, Varda Nielson, Bud Torgersen; Vespa Hatch and R. G. Torgerson.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 12:00 Noon in the Springer Turner Funeral Home Chapel, 260 North 400 West in Richfield, where friends may call for viewing Thursday morning from 10:00 to 11:30 prior to the services.

Burial will be in the Richfield City Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Woodruff TORGERSEN

Audrey HICKS
1898-1976

Woodruff TORGERSEN
1929-2014

1959

Shonna Rae PIERCE
1935-1999


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Historical events

Birthday December 31, 1929

  • The temperature on December 31, 1929 was between 1.2 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
    • January 6 » Mother Teresa arrives by sea in Calcutta, India, to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people.
    • January 17 » Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.
    • February 21 » In the first battle of the Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong against the Nationalist government of China, a 24,000-strong rebel force led by Zhang Zongchang was defeated at Zhifu by 7,000 NRA troops.
    • May 16 » In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place.
    • June 17 » The town of Murchison, New Zealand Is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster.
    • July 24 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it is first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928, by most leading world powers).

Day of marriage February 13, 1959

  • The temperature on February 13, 1959 was between -4.3 °C and -1.3 °C and averaged -2.9 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • January 30 » The forces of the Sultanate of Muscat occupy the last strongholds of the Imamate of Oman, Saiq and Shuraijah, marking the end of Jebel Akhdar War in Oman.
    • March 18 » The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law.
    • March 28 » The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
    • April 25 » The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.
    • June 20 » A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35.
    • September 16 » The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.

Day of death November 6, 2014

  • The temperature on November 6, 2014 was between 4.5 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2014: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.8 million citizens.
    • March 20 » Four suspected Taliban members attack the Kabul Serena Hotel, killing at least nine people.
    • June 14 » A Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board.
    • June 23 » The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction.
    • September 18 » Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom, by 55% to 45%.
    • October 14 » A snowstorm and avalanche in the Nepalese Himalayas triggered by the remnants of Cyclone Hudhud kills 43 people.
    • December 5 » Exploration Flight Test 1, the first flight test of Orion is launched.


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