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Ragnhild Thorsen Obituary
Rani overcame a lot to provide a great environment for her family. She loved baseball (the Giants and Padres in particular), photography, Indian crafts and culture, knitting, stamps and polar bears. She was an avid walker and enjoyed taking photos all over La Jolla and San Diego, but was particularly fond of the La Jolla Cove and other beach areas.
She is survived and missed tremendously by her two sons, Henning and Lars and their families; her brother, Henrik and all of her nephews and her niece; her grandchildren, Lisl, Olina and Finn; as well as her dear friends, Cornelia, Larry, Tommy, Virginia, Jan and others too numerous to mention.
An informal wake will be held on March 17, 2013, at 5pm at the Brockton Villa.
Memorial contributions may be made to the World Wildlife Fund for Polar Bears at http://worldwildlife.org/species/polar-bear.
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Memories and Condolences
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Barbara Decker
March 20, 2013
Henning and Lars I worked with your mom at Dansk 8 years ago and after that we went all over San Diego taking pictures. We were tourists in San Diego, along the coast and the missions (great picture opportunities), up the coast to San Juan Capistrano where we had a years membership. We were eating lunch in a restaurant across from the mission one day when there was an earthquake and the floor was shaking under our feet. We went to Old Town so many times to take pictures and always had lunch. We went out one day a week for five years. I ran into your mom a couple moths ago and was trying to get together with her but it just didn't happen. I am sorry it didn't-I know that there is an angel watching over her; she believed in them.
Cooleen Cooney
March 19, 2013
Dearest Henning, Lars, & family, Your Mother was an incredible, vibrant, interesting, and fun person. I was lucky to have known her and we will all really miss her. It was such a pleasure to meet you and your family on Sunday. Love & all good things always
Her favorite photo
Henning Thorsen
March 14, 2013
March 14, 2013
Our deepest sympathies.
Knut-Geir, Mildrid, Karoline & Anne Marte
March 14, 2013
We are sad to hear about your loss. Our deepest condolances.
Kyrre and Janne L.
Rani loved LJ so much... she captured many amazing moments in LJ that I will cherish forever. I miss her so much.
Lars Thorsen
March 14, 2013
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