Ernest Dwight Torkkola Sr. Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Ernest Dwight Torkkola Sr. of Harlem, Georgia, who passed away on January 10, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Ernest Dwight Torkkola Sr. to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his former wife Jeanene Burgess Torkkola; his daughter Kimberly Whitten; and his siblings, Ervin Torkkola and Ethel Benham. He is survived by: his wife Linda Luckey; his children, Dwight Torkkola, Jr. (Tina) and Tara Rogers (Joe); his stepchildren, Christina Myers (Shane), Eric Luckey (Nicole), Krystle Long (Adam) and Alison Luckey; his siblings, Earl Torkkola (Pam) and Eleanor Stejskal; his siblings-in-law, Alice Torkkola and Rod Benham; his grandchildren, Zachary Paquette, Brooke Juarez, Kirstin Rogers, Earl Torkkola, Christina Torkkola, Marsha Torkkola, Jay Whitten, Georgia Myers, Bradlee Myers, Ayden Carey, Logan Luckey and Sidney Rose Long; his great grandchildren, Lorenzo Juarez, Rocco Juarez, Abigail Juarez, Isabella Newell and Rylann Whitten; and his pets, Molly and Toodles.
Visitation was held on Monday, January 20th 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Starling Funeral Home (435 W Milledgeville Rd, Harlem, GA 30814). A graveside service was held on Monday, January 20th 2025 at 1:00 PM at the Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens (2235 Washington Rd, Thomson, GA 30824).
Donations to the family will be greatly appreciated.
