- Date Of Birth: July 21, 1945
- Date Of Death: June 9, 2007
- State: Indiana
Eileen Janice Torkelson, 61, of 505 W. Fourth St., formerly of 181 N. Elkhart Ave., Elkhart, died at 3:25 p.m. Saturday (June 9, 2007) in Lakeland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Milford.
She was born July 21, 1945, in Gary to Joseph J. and Lillian (Sokolowski) Jarosz.
She is survived by one son, Jeffery P. (Melissa) Ossello of Miller Beach; three daughters, Judy Ann Ossello of Portland, Ore., Julie Lillian Torkelson of Chicago and Joleen Janice Ossello of Laytonville, Calif.; one granddaughter; and one sister, Andrea Przybyla of Elkhart.
Ms. Torkelson was formerly employed as an elementary school teacher and at the probation department in Elkhart. She led a zestful lifestyle, touching many souls as a mother, grandmother, wife, retailer, school teacher, creative organizational planner and through her enjoyment of the blues. She also was proud of her Polish heritage.
