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Elsie Mathea Torgerson
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1919 September 26
Mother
Gustava Matilde Gudmundsen
Father
John Severin Torgerson
Date Details
Occurred On 1919 September 26
Baptized by Roy D. Hanson
1927 October 29 (Age 8)
Served in Japan Mission
1940 July 17 – 1942 January 5 (Age 20) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Date Details
Started On 1940 July 17
Set Apart
On 1940 July 23
Departed from Home
Ended On 1942 January 5
Arrived at Home
Images
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Group of Missionaries Serving in the Hawaiian & Japanese Missions
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Sister Torgerson, Missionary in the Hawaiian Islands
Married Walter Rudolph Bills
1942 January 26 (Age 22)
Died in Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama, United States
2001 March 28 (Age 81)
Media
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Elsie Mathea Torgerson (1919 - 2001) Profile
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Group of Missionaries Serving in the Hawaiian & Japanese Missions, Between 1940 – 1942
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Sister Torgerson, Missionary in the Hawaiian Islands