Background
Torkelson, Lucile Emma was born on September 24, 1915 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Joseph Michael Julka and Matilda (Elz) Pickart.
Torkelson, Lucile Emma was born on September 24, 1915 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Joseph Michael Julka and Matilda (Elz) Pickart.
Bachelor of Philosophy in Journalism, Marquette University, 1938. Postgraduate, University Minnesota, 1950s.
Reporter, Fond du Lac Reporter, 1938-1941; reporter, Milwaukee Journal, 1941-1945; movie critic, South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, 1945; editor, League of Women Voters Magazine, Minneapolis, 1961-1962; office manager, Midwest Bearing Corporation, Milwaukee, 1963-1989; book features writer, Milwaukee Sentinel, 1963-1975; book reviewer, Milwaukee Sentinel, since 1963; freelance writer, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, since 1990.
Active League of Women Voters, Minneapolis, 1957-1962. Member Women in Communications (50 Years of Service certified 1988), Great Books Association, Theta Sigma Phi.
Married Ivar John Torkelson, September 24, 1945. Children: Jean, David.