Gloria D. Torgerson, age 72, of Mabel, Minn., died Friday, March 29, 2019, at the Patty Elwood Center in Cresco, Iowa.
Gloria was born February 9, 1947, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Gilman and Delone (Rosheim) Fossum. She attended the Grubtown School and the Mabel High School. She married Dale Torgerson on April 4, 1964, at Mabel First Lutheran Church. She had worked at Northern Engraving in Spring Grove, and was a certified nursing assistant and assistant activities director at Green Lea Manor Nursing Home in Mabel. She later worked with Dale, painting and making signs. Dale passed away February 24, 2019. She was a member of the Mabel First Lutheran Church and enjoyed arts and crafts, and arranging flowers.
Gloria is survived by three daughters: Diana (Kevin) Sobolik of Lime Springs, Iowa, Laura (Ron) Bollman of Cresco, Iowa, and Bobbie Vickerman (Andy Hillery) of Rushford, Minn.; grandchildren Bryant Bollman, Walker Sobolik, Coranda Vickerman (Weston Whalen) and Brode Vickerman, and three siblings: Roger (Beth) Fossum, Steve (Monica Pierce) Fossum, and Lisa O’Bieglo, all of Mabel; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and brother-in-law Dale O’Bieglo.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, April 5, 2019, at the Henrytown Lutheran Church in rural Harmony. Burial will be in the Mabel Lutheran Cemetery following lunch. Visitation will be Thursday, April 4, 2019, 4–8 p.m. at the Mengis Funeral Home in Mabel and one hour prior to services at the church.