Richard Torneten

Richard Torneten, age 84, passed away peacefully December 22, 2020. He was born May 6, 1936 to the late Oscar and Ethel (Larson) Torneten in Council Bluffs, IA. Richard graduated from Underwood High School with the class of '54 and was a lifelong farmer. He was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Treynor and active in Church Council. He was involved at Westfair as the beef superintendent and on the sale committee, he also was a long time member of the Pottawattamie Conservation Board and Bethany Lutheran Home Board. He was a tremendous supporter of the Underwood Community School

Richard is survived by his wife, Kathy Torneten; daughter, Marsha (Kevin) Rath; son, Mark Torneten; sisters, Marilyn (Richard) Formanek and Jeanette (Uwe) Malchow; grandchildren, Alexandra (Evgenly) Shishkin, Emily Rath, Olivia Rath, Landon Torneten and Ashlyn Torneten; a host of other family and friends.

Visitation will be held from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Hoy Kilnoski Funeral Home on Saturday, December 26, 2020.Funeral Service will be held at 12:30 PM at Hoy Kilnoski Funeral Home on Saturday, December 26, 2020. Internment in Cedar Lawn Cemetery. The family will direct memorials.