Elizabeth A. Betty Torpey, 88, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at Tiffany Square. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, June 18, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Leos Catholic Church. The Very Rev. Charles L. Torpey will preside with Bishop William J. Dendinger and priests of the Diocese of Grand Island Concelebrating. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, June 17, 2011, from 4 7:00 p.m. at St. Leos Catholic Church, with a Funeral Vigil Service at 7:00 p.m. Curran Funeral Chapel is assisting the family. Mrs. Torpey was born December 17, 1922, in Omaha, Nebraska to Dan B. & Elizabeth M. Hannon. She is preceded in death by her husband Charles L. Torpey and two brothers Jim Hannon & Dan Hannon. Survivors of the immediate family include six son & five daughters-in-law, The Rev. Charles L. Torpey, Jr. of Grand Island, NE John & Ana Rauch Torpey of Oakland, CA Michael & Dr. Margaret Torpey of San Francisco, CA James & Teresa Torpey of Asheville, NC Richard & Krista Torpey of Kennesaw, GA William & Carol Torpey of Hutchinson, KS Four daughters & sons-in-law, Maureen & Bob Rosene of Hilton Head Island, SC Cathleen & Dennis Abels of Amherst, NE Jane & Mike Ray of Billings, MT Marcia and Dr. Michael Gonzalez of Oshkosh, WS One sister Mary Jo Brady of Grand Island, NE One brother, Ed Hannon of Lincoln, NE Others left to cherish her memory include 23 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. She graduated from St. Marys High School in 1940, and left shortly afterwards to work in Washington DC during the war. She married Charles Torpey in Waco, TX on April 21, 1943. She returned to Grand Island where she waited for his safe return from Europe. In 1956 the family moved to Willcox, AZ and then returned to Grand Island in 1960 where they made their home on 1st & Broadwell. The family moved to Ogden, Utah in 1963 where she continued her consummate and passionate hobby of playing bridge, duplicate bridge, and entertaining friends and family. She was Ogdens Mother of the Year in 1966, the same year she made a hole in one while golfing. The family moved to Salinas, CA in 1967 and onto Roswell, NM where she became a real estate broker, and then returned to Grand Island in 1989. She was a very industrious seamstress that served the entire family well. She was a fabulous cook and baker, and taught her children how to take care of themselves and each other. She was a devoted church volunteer serving as Eucharistic Minister, Reader, and Stephens Minister, Parish Council member, Altar Society, and Catholic Daughters. Most of all, she was a proud and loving mother who cherished time well spent with all of her large extended family. Her contagious laugh and outspoken nature will be forever remembered as just a few of her gifts that she extended to all that she met during her lifetime. Memorials are suggested to Grand Island Central Catholic School. Condolences may be given and video tribute viewed at www.curranfuneralchapel.com under Mrs. Torpeys obituary.