Einar "Shorty" Oluf Thorin, 91, Hills, died Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne. Services were Friday, April 16, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. The Rev. Lowell Berg officiated. Burial was in Flowerfield Cemetery, rural Hills. Einar Thorin was born to Joseph and Matilda (Dahl) Thorin on Sept. 14, 1913, in Hills. He was a lifelong resident of the Hills area and lived and farmed with his family south of Hills. He farmed until his retirement in 1971 and he and three of his siblings moved to Hills to live. He enjoyed his trip out to Washington, D.C. and throughout the southern states. He assisted with worship services at Tuff Memorial Home for many years. He moved to Tuff Village in Hills in 2001.Mr. Thorin was a past member of Rock Lutheran Church and was also a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, both in Hills. He enjoyed going to northern Minnesota on fishing trips. He also loved to hunt pheasants.Survivors include many nieces and nephews. Mr. Thorin was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, Lennart, Carl, Arthur, Joseph and Emil, four sisters, Alice Smith, Mabel Thorin, Louise Thorin and Emma Qualley, and two sisters-in-law, Mabel Thorin and Rachael Thorin.Roste Funeral Home, Hills, was in charge of arrangements.
