Bertha Joanna Torma (1919 - 2015)

Born 28 Mar 1919 in Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died 26 Aug 2015 at age 96 in L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan, United States

Biography

Bertha was born in 1919 in Fort William, Canada to Isaac Törmä and Emma Mäntyniemi^[1]. She passed away in 2015 in L'Anse, Michigan^[1] .

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Obituary, Jacobson Funeral Home, L'Anse, Michigan Link to memorial at Jacobson Funeral Home. Excerpt:

   Bertha Joanna Torma, age 96, of Watton, MI passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI.

   She was born March 28, 1919 in Fort William, Ontario, Canada daughter to Isack and Emma (Mantyniemi) Torma. Bertha moved to Watton at age 5, and graduated from Kenton High School. She lived on the family farm in Watton where she farmed and was devoted to her sister Hilda. She loved animals and wildlife, taking kids for hikes in the woods, berry picking, gardening, and reading. She is preceded in death by her parents; brother Paul (Wilma) Torma; sisters, Helen (William) Johnson and Hilda Torma. She is survived by nieces and nephews, Barbara Nurmi of Watton and her children Amy, Peggy, and Lisa, Lorraine (Duane) Anderson of Covington and their children Laura, Peter, and Stephen, Mary (Jeff) Gibson of Birnamwood, WI and their children Elijah, Jenny, and Brandy, Susan (Doug) Scott of Cornell, MI and their children Danny and Sarah, Sharon Manz of Milwaukee, WI and her children Bradley, Brian, and Jackie; and numerous great great nieces and nephews. A special thank you to nieces Susan, Laura, Lisa, and Pastor Mark Reinsch who were at her side during her final days.