Jodie Louise (Allen) Torgesen, 84

She was born in McMinnville on Feb. 4, 1922 to Mary Era and Joe Tom Allen. She married Howard Torris Torgessen, of Teaneck, N.J., in Cleveland, Ohio in 1953.

She was a deeply religious woman and will be remembered for her devotion to her church family at The Monroe 7th Day Adventist Church. Jodie dedicated her time and resources to her church and the Adventist Disaster Relief Association, as well as other outreach ministries.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard, a brother who died in the Korean War, and two sisters.

She is survived by her four daughters: Lora Condon (Geoff Wood) of Walnut Creek, Calif.; Jo Norman (Stuart) of Appleton, Wis.; Caro Torgesen of Ketchikan, Ark.; and Cindy Haliburton (Jim) of Bremerton, Wash., as well as grandchildren, Tracy, Brandon, Imma, Torris (Tory) and Anne, and great grandchildren Ainslee, Andrew (Drew), Stella, Chandler, Connor, and George (who will arrive in February). She is also survived by sisters, Maude Moore and Janie McMurtry, niece Dora (McMurtry) Lanning, nephews Charlie Moore, Lloyd McMurtry and Freddie McMurtry, all of Tennessee, nieces Randi Hallford (James) and Lela Wade (Danny) of Georgia, as well as many grand nieces and nephews in Colorado, Georgia and Tennessee.

A memorial service for Jodie will be held on Saturday, Jan. 27 at her church in Monroe, Wash. Donations in lieu of flowers can be sent to: MSDA, Attn: Linda Anderson, 14118 Chain Lake Road, Monroe, Wash., 98294.