I remember when Uncle Norman and Aunty June came to visit us at the farm just after they were married. I thought Aunty June was beautiful and she had such a great voice.She used to sing along to the radio, country and western. I don’t know if it was that visit but I think it was, that Uncle Norman helped Dad load the hay in the field. I was about 8 or 9 and my job was to drive the tractor while Dad and Uncle Norman forked the hay on the wagon. I had done this before but only with Dad and the rule was that when I came to the end of a windrow, I was never to stop (I would have stalled) because Dad would hop down and turn the tractor on to the next windrow. We were doing well when Dad spotted the while flag that Mom hung on the porch in an emergency so he hopped of the wagon to go to the house, leaving Uncle Norman and I with the hay. Unfortunately, Uncle Norman did not know my rules so he didn’t hop down and when I came to the end of the row I just kept on motoring along, straight into a ditch. The wagon tipped, Uncle Norman fell off and the tractor stalled, thank goodness. That ended my tractor driving days. Mom put her foot down. Another year, when I was about 12, I returned to Kirkland Lake with Uncle Norman and Aunty June after they had visited us in Metcalfe. I stayed with them for a couple of days and got to know my dad’s Uncle Ed and his wife, Aunt Louise. I returned home with Aunty Vera and Uncle Walter on their holiday to Metcalfe. This was quite an amazing trip for a kid who had never been more than 15 miles from home and I so enjoyed the time with Uncle Norman and Aunty June. They did not have any children at that time. Fond memories for sure. Lynda Morris Younghusband, Norman’s niece.
NORMAN GEORGE MORRIS,
It is with deep sadness that we announce Norm’s passing at Extendicare Kirkland Lake on Thursday, November 29th, 2012 at the age of 87 years. Norm was born in Metcalfe, Ontario and remained in the Ottawa area; as a young man he relocated to Kirkland Lake to work in the mining industry. Norm later met his wife June Fowke and were married in 1950. Together they raised two children Dale and Lynn. Norm will be forever remembered by his loving wife June at Extendicare and his daughter Lynn of Peterborough; his sisters Kay Morris and Vera Brown. He was predeceased by his son Dale; his parents George and Isabel; his brother Gerald and his sister Margaret. A memorial service will be held from Extendicare Kirkland Lake, on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Norman will be buried at the Kirkland Lake Cemetery in the spring of 2013. Donations in Norm’s memory may be made to the M.S. Society or to the Canadian Cancer Society.Offer Condolence for the family of Norman George Morris