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Norma Elaine Ward

Female 1927 - 2018  (91 years)

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  • Name Norma Elaine Ward 
    Birth 1 Apr 1927  Limestone, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 20 May 2018 
    Notes 
    • Central Maine, May 22, 2018
      Norma E. Shaw (Picture included)\
      1927 ? 2018

      LIMESTONE, Augusta, Bangor - Norma E. Shaw, 91, passed away on May 20. She was born on April 1, 1927, in Limestone, the daughter of Herman & Susan (Bassett) Ward.
      Norma attended the Limestone schools and Westbrook Junior College. She worked at the Frontier Bank (later known as Northern National Bank) in Limestone. In 1950, she married Bernard W. Shaw.
      She stayed at home to raise three children. In 1971, she went to work as the bookkeeper for Limestone School Lunch Program and helped her husband on the farm. In 1987, they moved to Augusta when Bernard was appointed as the Commissioner of Agriculture.
      Norma was a member of the Order of Eastern Star; Past President of the National Potato Council's Women's Auxiliary, President of Limestone Women's Jaycees, member of the Chorus Group, led by Dan Ladner, organist for Church of the Advent, and member of local women's quartet.
      During her time in Augusta, she volunteered at the Augusta Food Bank, Windsor Fair, Kennebec
      Valley Hospital Information Station, Bread of Life Soups Kitchen, annual Maine Lung Association Bike Trek, and State Republican headquarters and conventions. Her hobbies included music, walking, and flower gardening.
      Norma was predeceased by her parents and husband, Bernard Shaw of 67 years. She is survived by her son, Steve Shaw and his wife, Carrie; daughters, Susan Nile and her husband, Carson, and Sara Hardy and her husband, Mike; grand-children, Sam, and his wife, Ivy; Matthew, Emily and her fiance, Garrett, and Stephen; great-grandchildren, Dylan and Devon; and sister, Thurley Briggs; and many nieces and nephews.
      A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 25, 2018, at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church , 21
      Holyoke St., in Brewer. The family invites relatives and friends to share conversation and refreshments in the fellowship room immediately after the service.
      A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Webster Cemetery, Ward Road in Limestone. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www. BroookingsSmith.com.

      Those who wish to remember Norma in a special way may make a donation to:
      The Augusta Food Bank
      161 Mount Vernon Avenue
      Augusta, ME 04330
    Person ID P21  315B William Philip Bassett of Caswell Plantation, Maine
    Last Modified 23 May 2018 

    Father Herman Andrew Ward,   b. 1 Jan 1900 , Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jun 1982 , Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Susanna/Susan Bassett,   b. 2 June 1899, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 October 1998, Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years) 
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart