ROBERT E. TORREY, 89, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday morning, October 2, 2012 at his home in Cherokee.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 6th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee prior to the services on Saturday morning. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m. at the funeral home on Saturday. Visitation will be on Friday from 10 a.m. until
8 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home with the family present from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. On line condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com

Robert was born February 17, 1923 in Cherokee County, Iowa to Irving John and Gladys Zelda (Crowl) Torrey. He graduated from Quimby High School in 1940. He was married to Phyllis A. Simmons on June 7, 1944 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee. Bob took pride in the family farm. He started farming with his father Irving, and also farmed his own farm near Quimby until moving to a farm in Pilot Township in 1954, where he farmed until his retirement in 2006. In 1974, his son Marty joined the farming operation and they later formed Torrey & Son Farms. In 1978 they acquired part of the Simmons Century Farm. He loved combining his crops and milking the cows. His passion was his family, his community, his Church, farming and animals. He saw farming go from the horse era to the modern day farming. He enjoyed his horses and always had a trusting dog at his side. He was a member of the Cherokee County Jr. Farm Bureau. He had been a crop insurance adjuster for 20 years. Bob loved working with the farmers and their families and settling their needs. He took great pride in this. He was a proud board member of the R.E.C and instrumental in the conversion to what is known as Iowa Lakes Coop of today. He had served as an original board member for the Cherokee County Public Health; having been honored for his lengthy service with special focus on assisting the elderly and their needs. He was a lifelong member of the St Paul's United Methodist Church and had served on the finance board when he was younger.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Phyllis on August 20, 2012 and his sister Louise Torrey Gray.

He is survived by one daughter and one son: Pamela (Lee) Nordine of Centennial, Colorado; Martin (Suzanne) Torrey of Cherokee, Iowa; 6 grandchildren and four great grandchildren: Karlee (Shane) Ellis and their children Tanner & Ryley; Andrew (Jodie) Nordine; Ashley (Chris) Echols; John (Rachel) Torrey and their daughter Scarlet; Ann Torrey and her daughter Sarina Sigwalt; Phillip Torrey.