Eva M. Torpey, 91, of DeWitt died Aug. 26 at Ridgewood Care Center,
Racine, Wis.

the funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church,
DeWitt, with the Rev. H. Robert Harness officiating.  Visitation will
be from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Nelson Funeral Home, DeWitt, where a 4
p.m. rosary and a 7 p.m. Scripture service will be conducted. Burial
will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Delmar.

Pallbearers will be Jeff, Joe and James McCloskey, Alan Dean, Scott
Scarbrough, Robert Beuthin and Joe Brewster.

She was born Nov. 24, 1905, in Delmar, to Richard and Mary Helen
Brinkman Powers. She married Roger Torpey, Sept. 27, 1934 in
Delmar. He died in 1976.

She had taught school for 10 years with the Delmar and Lost Nation
schools. Sha also assisted her husband with farming for 42 years in
the Delmar and Charlotte area. She also had been employed with the
DeWitt Community Hospital as a Certified Nuirsing Assistant.

She was a member of St. Joseph Church and its altar and rosary society.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Carmel (Don) McCloskey of Racine;
13 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Helen (Wilmer) Lary of Delmar; and
two brothers, John Powers of Rock Island, Ill., and Raymond Powers of
Delmar.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, a sister and two brothers.

Death date: Aug. 26, 1997

Clinton Herald
Sept. 4, 1997
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Eva Torpey will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house
Saturday, Nov. 25, 2-5 p.m. at Westwing Place, DeWitt.

She was born Nov. 24, 1905, in Sugar Creek, to Richard and Marie
Powers. She married Roger Torpey Sept. 27, 1934. He died July 16,
1976.

She taught school in the Delmar area and was a nurses aide at DeWitt
Community Hospital for 22 years. They farmed in the Charlotte area and
moved to DeWitt in 1973. She was active in church at Assumption in
Charlotte, (when living on farm), and is now active with st. Joseph's
in DeWitt after moving to DeWitt.

Her children are Carmel (Don) McCloskey of Racine, Wis.; and Carold
(Fred) Baumann (deceased). She has 13 grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren

DeWitt Observer 
Nov 1, 1995