George Paull Torrence, V

1913 - 1984  (71 years)

• Name	George Paull Torrence  [1]
  Suffix	V
  Birth	10 May 1913	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Aug 1984	Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Burial	Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio   [4]
  Person ID	I72807	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	George Paull Torrence, IV,   b. 24 Feb 1887, Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 25 Jan 1965, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Florence A. Abbott,   b. 12 Oct 1889, Indiana d. Aug 1959, ..., Broward, Florida (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1912  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F33832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth B. Bonnell,   b. 9 Nov 1919, Springfield, Greene, Missouri d. 29 Sep 1991, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	19 Jun 1948	Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois   [5]
  Children	1. John Bonnell Torrence   2. Robin Torrence   3. Mary Elizabeth Torrence   4. Living
  Family ID	F83638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Register Star, (Rockford, IL) August 25, 1984 George Paull Torrence V, 71, 1307 National Ave., died Friday, Aug. 24, 1984, in Rockford after a short illness. Born May 10, 1913, in Indianapolis, Ind., son of George Paull Torrence IV and Florence Abbott. Lived 47 years in Rockford, coming from Chicago. Married Ruth "Bonnie" Bonnell in Rockford, June 19, 1948. Employed as a consulting executive in engineering at Ingersoll Milling Machine Co. and Ingersoll Engineers Inc. for 36 years; previously as an engineer for two years at Link Belt Co., Chicago. Vestry member Emmanuel Episcopal Church, president of Community Chest, president of Goldie Floberg Home and board member 30 years, president and charter member Rockford Chapter of American Society of Manufacturing and Tool Engineers. Board member Cottonwood Gulch Foundation, Thoreau, N.M., counselor of Rockford College, docent for the industrial museum an Rockford Museum Center, treasurer of Churchill's Grove, president of University Club, board member Rockford Country Club. Received B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University in 1935; member Psi Upsilon fraternity, Sphinx Head Society, Tau Beta Gamma, honorary Engineering. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie; two sons, George Paull VI, Corpus Christie, Texas, and John Bonnell, Rockford; two daughters, Robin Torrence-Cherry, Sheffield, England, and Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Warren, Tucson, Ariz.; three grandchildren, Shannon and Gregory Torrence, Corpus Christi, and Ceridwen Cherry, Shefffield; and numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents, a brother, Haskell and s sister, Dorothy.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22741] Descendants of Squire Hascall and Elizabeth Chandler/Russell, (compiled by Richard K. Hascall for the Haskell Family Association). [S8639] Brochure on Hascall Family, (by Mary Leone Hascall Moore held at Batavia, Genesee, New York Library). [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index. [S10936] Cemetery index, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, (Find-a-Grave). [S54396] Obituary, Register Star, (Rockford, IL), George Paul Torrence V, (August 25, 1984).