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Obituary
Louie Torlone,
88, of Huntington, WV, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. He was born
on November 14, 1924 in Logan, WV the son of the late Peter and Carmella
Torlone. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Monday, November 4, 2013
at 10:00 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church by Father Dean Borgmeyer. The Rite
of Committal will be at Springhill Cemetery. After moving to Huntington in
1947, where he attended Marshall University and helped establish Torlone’s
Community Bakery. Mr. Torlone proudly served his country as a Marine in
World War II at Iwo Jima and after an honorable discharge in 1947, he joined
the Army National Guard where he trained in the Special Forces and retired
in 1974 at the rank of Major. Mr. Torlone also served as a leader of Boy
Scout Troop 14 for many years and served as an usher at St. Joseph Catholic
Church, was a 4th Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, a member of
American Legion Post 16 and an avid fan of Marshall University football and
basketball. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son
Robert and granddaughter Andrea Cumpston, a sister; Elizabeth Fischer and
brothers; Dominic and Alfred. He is survived by his beloved wife of 63
years, Theresa; children Mike (Mary Lynn) of Nashville, TN; Tom (Barbara) of
San Francisco, CA; Karen (Tim) Pauley of Barboursville, WV; Kathy Torlone
and Mary Beth (Jody) Burgess of Huntington. Mr. Torlone is also survived by
his grandchildren: Jennifer (Scott) Wyne, Amy (Bill) Browning, Christopher
Torlone, Zachary Cumpston, Scott Pauley, Mark (Ashley) Torlone and Tristan
Burgess and great grandchildren: Abigail, Bella, and Cooper Browning; Tori,
Asher, Sawyer and Kellan Wyne, Jacob Torlone, Aidan, Cameron and Jace
Cumpston. Friends may visit from 4-7 pm Sunday, November 3, 2013 at the
Reger Funeral Home, Huntington. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 pm at the
funeral home. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to St. Joseph
Catholic Church or Hospice of Huntington.
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