Ada Latcham Torrance

Ada Benton Torrance
BIRTH
29 May 1890
Malcom, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
DEATH
4 Apr 1972 (aged 81)
Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
BURIAL
Hartwick Cemetery
Hartwick, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
MEMORIAL ID
79306899 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 2
Ada Benton Torrance, 81, died Tuesday, April 4, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell.
The daughter of Emery and Minnie Keysor Benton, she was born May 29, 1890, in Malcom.
She was married to Clark Latcham in January of 1912. The couple had two children and farmed in the Victor community until the death of Mr. Latcham in 1918. Mrs. Latcham was a nurse during the 1918 flu epidemic.
She was married to Walter Torrance of Hartwick in October of 1919. The couple had three children. They farmed in the Hartwick community, retiring in 1930. They operated a restaurant in Grinnell for awhile, until Mr. Torrance died in 1952. For the past six years, Mrs. Torrance had lived in Grinnell.
Mrs. Torrance is survived by one son, Claire Latcham of Phoenix, Ariz.; her daughters, Mrs. Fred (Lois) Van Renterghem of Brooklyn, Mrs. Basil (Irene) Houck of Tucson, Ariz., Mrs. Gaylen (Carol) Kensler of Marengo, and Mrs. William (Marilyn) Landon of Tucson; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Alma Gwin of Grinnell and Mrs. Tess Byers of Seattle, Wash.; and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; three sisters; four brothers; one grandson; and two step-daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Sherwood and Mrs. Ruth Ostrom.
Source: http://iagenweb.org/boards/poweshiek/obituaries/
Family Members
Parents

Emery Jordan Benton
1859–1950

Arminda "Minnie" Keysor Benton
1862–1931

Spouses

Lester Clark Latcham
1888–1918 (m. 1912)

Walter Raymond Torrance
1872–1952 (m. 1919)

Siblings

Jay Sherman Benton
1887–1922

Mollie Benton
1889–1893

Guy B Benton
1891–1951

Alma Fae Benton Gwin
1891–1976

Wilma Rhoda Benton Fiser
1894–1966

Adelbert Holmes "Delbert" Benton
1899–1966

Xavie Clio Benton Flaherty
1907–1969

Children
Claire Ezra Latcham
1912–1981

Lois Greta Latcham Van Renterghem
1914–2000

Irene Arbanna Torrance Houck
1920–2009

Carol Jean Torrance Kensler
1922–2010

Marilyn Ann Torrance Landon
1925–2006

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