Sherrill Torgerson

Lyman, Utah - Sherrill Torgerson died peacefully at his home in Lyman, Monday morning, January 11, 2021 after a hard-fought fight with Parkinson's disease. He was born May 2, 1948 in Richfield, Utah, the fifth of six children born to Robert LaVerl and Theda Janice Oldroyd Torgerson of Lyman. He grew in Lyman and graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1966. Sherrill served an LDS mission for two years in British Columbia and Alaska. He married Sheila Brian for time and all eternity March 23, 1973 in the Manti LDS Temple. Together they raised four boys Wyatt, Eric, Kyle, and Drew. Sherrill was a very hard worker. In his early career he worked with the forest service, logged timber, was a mechanic, worked construction, and became well known in the county as a "Jack of all trades". He finished his career doing facilities maintenance for the LDS church where he retired after 23 years of service. Sherrill enjoyed welding, fabricating, and creating things out of nothing or "good junk" as he'd call it. Although Sherrill always worked a full time job, his true passion was farming. Sherrill was a very patient and loving husband, father, and grandfather. He instilled a very strong work ethic into his boys which lives on. Sheila was his one and only true love. They were married 47 years, and he enjoyed seeing the world with her. Together they traveled to a lot of neat places and were able to visit every state in the United States, and four Canadian Provinces. He always cherished the time he spent with his kids and grandkids. Sherrill will be missed and will always be a hero to many and never forgotten. Sherrill is survived by his wife Sheila, his children Wyatt (Liz) of Lyman, Eric (Trudy) of Richfield, Kyle (Heather) of Loa, and Drew (Courtney) of Cedar City, 11 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter; siblings: Janita (Darvil, deceased) Black of Rexburg, Idaho; Robert (Faye) Torgerson of Price, Utah; Jerry (Theresa) Torgerson of Lyman, Utah; Rand (Judy) Torgerson of St. George, Utah; Burke (Barbara) Torgerson of Lyman, Utah. The family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to Teri Leavitt and Connie Durfey with Gunnison Home Health and Hospice for all their help during Sherrill's last days. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. in the Lyman LDS Ward Chapel, where friends may call for viewing Sunday evening from 6 to 8 P.M. or Monday morning from 11:00 to 12:30 prior to the services. Because of COVID-19 mandate, all attendees will be required to wear a mask and adhere to social distancing guidelines. Live streaming of the funeral services can be found at:www.springerturner.com under Sherrill's obituary after 1:00 P.M. on Monday, January 18, 2021. Burial will be in the Lyman Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.