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South Dakota State College in Brookings, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics and Science in 1959. On June 28, 1959, she united in marriage with D. Duane Torguson at St. John's Lutheran Church in Groton. They made their first home in Highmore, where she taught school. They later moved to a farm west of Lily, where they farmed and Marlys taught school in Bristol. Marlys stopped teaching to raise her family and helped on the family farm. In 1962, they purchased a farm north of Andover, where they raised their children and she resided until her death.
• Marlys was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Groton, where she was a secretary and a member of Nigeria Circle and enjoyed teaching Sunday School. She served as an assistant leader for the Putney Putovers 4-H club for many years and Guardian and Treasurer of Job's Daughters in Groton. Marlys was a member of the Eastern Star Diana Chapter #83 in Groton.
• Marlys was a very active homemaker and enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing, quilting, gardening and playing cards. She took great pride in baking and cooking delicious meals for her family. In winter months, she loved to make colorful quilts. When her children were growing up, she would make them special outfits for her sewing projects. Marlys raised a large garden that she enjoyed canning and freezing to eat in the winter months. She also made many different types of jams and jellies.
• On the farm, she spent countless hours mowing her large yard with her John Deere mower and watching her flowers grow. She liked to ride along to check cattle (Continued on page 12)
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