Obituaries Detail Four Recent Deaths

Julie Ann Torgerson, of rural Decorah, died Oct. 23, 2026, at Gundersen Harmony Care Center after a three-year battle with cancer. Born in Waterloo in 1962, she graduated from Wapsie Valley High School and was the mother of three daughters; she married Jerome Torgerson in 2004, and they made their home near Canton, Minnesota. Julie worked as a pet groomer, earned a communications degree from Northeast Iowa Community College, opened Noah’s Bark Animal Shelter, and later served as activities director at Harmony Place. She enjoyed gardening, quilting, sewing, crafts, and caring for animals. Her funeral was scheduled for Oct. 28 at Henrytown Lutheran Church, with visitation the previous evening and before the service.