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15951

Norman Dean Bousman, 77, died peacefully at the Bethel Home, Viroqua Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018.

“Stormin Norman” was a 22 year military veteran, having served both the Army and the National Guards. He was one of a select few to be activated in October 1961 to Fort Lewis, Wash., with the 32nd Infantry Division for the Berlin Crisis.

Norman was born April 6, 1940, in Viroqua, to George and Mona Bousman. After the Army he worked with his dad at the Vernon County Highway Department, farmed for several years and then began his final career at The Genoa Power Plant/Burns Security, where he retired after 25 years. After retirement he remained busy by working for Loomis Armored and as a crossing guard. Norman never knew a stranger and was loved by many. He loved to bake cookies and pies, often generously giving away what he made. An avid hunter, he always had a story to tell and a piece of venison sausage to share. Norman was a gifted dancer and his dance card was always full, especially by his beloved Bonnie. They were a delight to all who watched them dance a polka, waltz or two step.

He is survived by his children, Teresa (Mark) Helgeson, Stoddard, Carrie (Patrick) Dahlquist, Decorah, Iowa, and Nathan (Becca Elton) of Westby; his eight grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at the Thorson Funeral Home in Viroqua, with Pastor Julie Wollman officiating. Burial will take place in the Coon Prairie Cemetery.

BOUSMAN, Norman Dean (I4411)

15952

Norman died from a cerebral embolism, a complication from a car accident 7 days earlier. His car hit a tree on January 30th. He lived in Savage (or at least his wife Ruth did) at the time.

THOMPSON, Norman Eugene (I1684)

15953

Norman enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 2 Apr 1942 in New York City as a Private. He had four years of college. He rose to the rank of Captain and received the Silver Star.

He was probably the Norman Skogstad, student, living in Northfield at 708 W 2nd Street in 1939. Norman graduated from St. Olaf College in 1941.

He served in the Army Air Force during World War II.

He was a lawyer in Indianapolis.

His obit in the Milwaukee Journal:

Skogstad, Norman C. Age 80. Greenfield, IN, died May 12. A prominent trial attorney for 35 years, retiring in 1982, he was a partner in the law firm of Wickham, Borgelt, Skogstad & Powell, Milwaukee. He was an Ace Army Air Forces veteran of WWII. Services: private. Burial: Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis. He was preceded in death by his "beautiful bride", Marilynn Carlson Skogstad, August 30, 1999. Survivors: children Leif, Britt Skogstad, Sigrid Luther, Ingrid Dinsmore, Lisa Goetz, 12 grandchildren; a great-grandchild.

Norman died from the complications of Alzheimer’s.

SKOGSTAD, Norman Cyrus (I11665)

15954

Norman L. Yackel, age 75, of Hayward, WI passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He fought Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) for the last three years.

Norman Lee Yackel was born February 8, 1939 in St. Paul, MN the son of Martin and Mabel (Olson) Yackel. Norm’s mother died when he was 10 and his father died when he was 12. He then moved to the family farm in Lamberton, MN to live with his Uncle John “Jack” and Aunt Maude Yackel. He graduated from Lamberton High School in 1957 and then joined the U.S. Air Force on October 3, 1957. He served until March 4, 1959 when he was honorably discharged due to his need to return to the family farm after his aunt and uncle fell ill. Norm farmed with his Uncle Jack for another 6 years before deciding to put himself through college. He entered the University of Minnesota in 1965 at the age of 26 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He continued on with his education at the University of Minnesota and graduated with a Juris Doctorate in 1971.

On December 27, 1969 Norm was joined in marriage to Donna Marie Landgraf in Hayward, WI at the First Congregational Church. After his graduation in 1971, Norm opened his law office in downtown Hayward. He served as the Sawyer County District Attorney in the 1970’s and continued on with private practice. In 1991, Norm was appointed the Sawyer County Circuit Judge and served the people of Sawyer County and Wisconsin until his retirement in 2009.

Norm enjoyed farming in his younger years and after he moved to Hayward, he enjoyed anything involving the outdoors including cutting wood, jogging and boating. Norm gave freely of his time and was involved in numerous civic-minded organizations over the years. He was an avid reader throughout his life and took a special interest in American history. He enjoyed golfing on Tuesday nights in the men’s league at the Hayward Golf Club and vacationing with Donna in Mexico. He was happiest spending time with his family on Durphee Lake, enjoying a good cigar. He was a member of the Keystone Masonic Lodge, Hayward Civic Club and Grace Lutheran Church.

Norm is survived by his wife of 44 years, Donna; two children, Erica (Adam) Dial of Stoughton, WI; John (Traci) Yackel of Hayward, WI; five grandchildren, Lindsey Dial, Tyler Dial, Jacob Kaczmarowski, Mitchel Kaczmarowski and Luke Martin Yackel; a sister, Carol (Tom) Duffy Sr. of Hayward, WI; a brother, Richard (Sharon) Yackel of North Chili, NY; many nieces and nephews; and his mother-in-law, Betty Landgraf of Hayward, WI.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Martin and Mabel Yackel; two brothers, Roger Yackel and Kenneth “Jim” Yackel; and his father-in-law, Donald Landgraf.

A funeral service will be held for Norm at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 25th at Grace Lutheran Church in Hayward with Pastor Tony Stoutenburg officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 24th and from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 25th at Grace Lutheran Church. Military honors will be accorded by the Wisconsin Military Funeral Honors Program. Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Hayward.

Casket bearers will be City of Hayward Chief of Police, Joel Clapero; Sawyer County Sheriff, Mark Kelsey; LCO Tribal Chief of Police, Tim DeBrot Sr.; State Patrol Trooper, Martin Messa; City of Hayward Assistant Chief of Police, Craig Faulstich; Investigator for Sawyer County Sheriff, Gary Gillis.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Hayward Regional Hospice, the Hayward Library Foundation or to the Hayward Community Schools Education Foundation for a future scholarship in Norm’s name.

YACKEL, Norman Lee (I26304)

15955

Norman lived in Janesville at the time of the Trønderlag centennial. He and Marlene had 6 children.

According to his wife’s obit, he served in the Korean conflict for two years and in Viet Nam for two years. At the time of the death of his wife’s maternal grandmother (April, 1968), he was Major Norman Toso. He had returned from his second tour of duty in Vietnam and was to be home in St. Louis for six months.

His obit in the FFDJ:

Lt. Col. Norman Conrad Toso, 87, devoted father, husband, and veteran died peacefully at home on Dec. 5, 2016. He was born on Jan. 11, 1929 in Elizabeth, one of nine children, son of Konrad and Elizabeth Toso.

He is survived by two brothers, Eugene and Richard and one sister, Lorraine.

He is also survived by his wife, Linda Wells, and four step-children, Laura, Julie, David (Melissa), and Jason (Erin). His first wife, Phyllis Marlene Pederson, died in 2004. His is survived by six children from that family: Lisa (Flynt), Margaret (Tom), Erec (Megan), Sarah (Alan), Konrad (Debra), and Andrew (Courtney).

There are also many beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

More than anything, Norman, aka “The Bear,” loved his families to distraction.

He was a fighter, a football athlete, a Golden Gloves boxer, and a veteran of the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He was a man of heart.

He was also self-deprecating, telling one son after a canoe race with a broken paddle, “I am just too damned dumb to quit.”

He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alaska and had two careers, the first with the Army, the second with the American Automobile Association.

He served his community by sitting on the Stoughton City Council and the Stoughton School Board. He was an active member of Covenant Lutheran Church in Stoughton, Wisconsin, and worked with Lutherdale Ministries. The Bear was a mountain of a man and will be missed and grieved by many.

Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Monroe, Wisconsin, with full military rites.

TOSO, Norman Calvin (I10456)

15956

Norman Sween, 94, of Grand Meadow, MN, died on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at his home.

Norm was born on August 6, 1927, in Grand Meadow, MN to Clifford and Evelyn (Skogstad) Sween.

Norm attended country school in the Bear Creek area and graduated from Grand Meadow High School in 1945. Like many of his classmates, Norm volunteered for the service, leaving high school two months before graduation.

He chose the Navy which trained him to be a medic/corpsman. The Navy sent him to Great Lakes, San Diego, and Baltimore for that training. Luckily, the war ended before he was shipped overseas.

On July 26, 1947, he married Kathleen "Kitty" Stier, his high school sweetheart, and they started the love story that would span 69 years. They began their married life in Great Lakes, IL, where Norm was stationed, later returning to Grand Meadow.

Norm worked for many years as manager of the Home Telephone Company of Grand Meadow, Racine, and Wykoff, and later Pierce Telephone in Riceville, IA.

He was active in the Minnesota Independent Telephone Association and kept close contact with telephone friends from southern Minnesota.

Norm took great pride in his hometown and was part of the Grand Meadow Booster Club and the Grand Meadow Development Corporation where Norm helped with the annual chicken barbecue at Meadow Fest and working on getting new businesses in town. Norm saw the need to keep Grand Meadow vibrant. Norm was active in Boy Scouts, serving as Cub Master. He and Kitty volunteered for Meals on Wheels and a St. Finbarr's Catholic Church.

While still enlisted in the Navy, Norm became a member of the Harry T. Anderson Post #140 and was a valued member for 75 years. Until just recently, Norm would be graveside at military funerals, honoring our service men and women.

He was preceded in death by his parents, son Paul T. Sween, daughter-in-law Joan Sween, brother Gordon Sween, brothers-in-law Richard Stier, Jerry Stier, Adrian Stier, Dave Christian, and a sister-in-law Dale Stier.

SWEEN, Norman Eugene (I11744)

15957

Normand Raymond LaBonte, 81, of Loveland, and formerly of Denver, CO, died on October 17, 2013 in Loveland. He was born on June 3, 1932 in Nashua, New Hampshire to Alfred and Yvonne (Bourque) LaBonte. Normand served in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He married Peggy Jo Ellingboe in 1955 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She preceded him in death on December 9, 1986. Normand worked as a Supervisor of Test Crews for Martin Marietta, retiring in 1988. He has lived in Loveland since January 2013, moving here from Denver, CO. Normand was a member of Notre Dame Catholic Church in Denver. He loved camping and fishing, and spending time in the outdoors, especially the mountains. Normand, a.k.a. "Mr. Goodwrench" enjoyed repairing things and working with his hands . Normand also enjoyed walking, cycling, exercising and ice skating. Normand is survived by his daughter, Cathy Solko of Loveland, and son, Edward LaBonte of Grand Junction, his brother, Alfred LaBonte(Pauline) and sister, Yvette Demanche(Oscar), all of Nashua, NH, three grandchildren, Jared Solko of Iowa, Brea and Brett LaBonte of Grand Junction, CO and three great-grandchildren, Bailey, Avery and Graham Solko of Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00 AM, Monday, October 28, 2013 at Notre Dame Catholic Church in Denver, CO.

LABONTE, Normand Raymond (I21606)

15958

Norra Ås according to Emily Schlosser

Catrina Andersdotter (I32099)

15959

Norris registered for the draft on June 5, 1918, in Plentywood, County of Sheridan, Montana, as Norris Olai Forrest. He was employed on the farm of John Curtis of Poplar, Montana. Norris also gave his permanent address as Poplar, Montana, and gave the same address for his nearest relative, Thomas C. Forrest. Norris was described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and brown hair.

He registered for the World War II draft in 1942 as Don Niro Forrest and he signed his name that way. At that time, he was married to Adelaide and they lived at 337-1/2 East Main in Klamath Falls, Oregon, post office box 336. He was employed by Cantonement Contractor of California.

FORREST, Norris Olai (Don) (I1774)

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Norris Square Senior Living

BOOTH, Judith May (I955)