Obituary for Norma Shaw Norma E. Shaw Limestone, Augusta, & Bangor Norma E. Shaw, 91, passed away on May 20. She was born on April 1, 1927, in Limestone ME, 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 3 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 ME Lung Association Bike Trek, and State Republican headquarters and conventions. Her hobbies included music, walking, and flower gardening. Norma is 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 fiancee 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 Street in Brewer, ME. 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, ME. Those who wish to remember Norma in a special way may make a donation to the Augusta Food Bank, 161 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Augusta, ME 04330. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.BrookingsSmith.com Order Flowers Afficher cette page en : Français Traduire Désactiver pour : Anglais Options ▼
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Norma Elaine Shaw 1927 2018. Brookings-Smith Funeral Home
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