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Obituary for Bertha Jane Norman

Bertha Jane  Norman
Bertha Jane Norman age 81 of Manistee, MI, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Manistee County Medical Care Facility. She was born July 1, 1935 the daughter of Ira D. and Marie White in Hobart, OK. She enjoyed being a military wife and mother. Bertha was a member of the Merritt United Methodist Church. She also enjoyed being a foster mother and later had group homes for boys, then girls. When she retired, she went back to school, attending Kirtland Community College and the Houghton Lake School of Beauty. She worked for King’s Nursing Center as an Activities Director and later became a hairdresser in her home shop. She especially loved spending time with her family and grandchildren. She moved to Manistee to enjoy the lake and be close to family.
Bertha was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter Susan Crispell Garrow, granddaughters Stacey and Samantha Crispell and her son-in-law Lupe Garcia.
Survivors include her daughter Wanda Garcia of Manistee, Wanda’s son Jeff Norman and his daughter Elizabeth Norman of Scottville, son Steve Norman of Manistee, Son-in-law Charles Garrow of Houghton Lake and his daughters; Heather (Crispell) (T) Cyr, her 5 children and 5 grandchildren of Taylors, SC, Brandy (Crispell)(Wayne) Shumway and their 3 sons, of Rosscommon, Jenny (Jeremiah) Peless and their daughter, of Cadillac as well as multiple Norman relatives that she loved dearly.
A Celebration of Life (per her request) will be held April 22, 2017 at Merritt United Methodist Church in Merritt, MI.
Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Manistee has been entrusted with arrangements. To share a photo or memory with the family, please visit Bertha’s personal page at www.oakgrovefh.com.

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