Norma Anderson

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OBIT

Norma ... ; Calgary Herald, issue 21 Mar 1996, page 54

- wife of Dr Jim McCracken of Oyen; died 18 mar 18966 at age 75
- survived by two sons, Jim (Linda) of Calgary, Anders (Anne) of Wabamun; two daughters, Louise Lovell of Claresholm, Norma (Dean) Roy of Medicine Hat;
eight grandchildren, Wade (Jackie) Lovell, Tina Lovell, Shauna Will) Northgrave, Stuart and Scott McCracken, Nancy, Jennifer and Erica Roy;
a brother Hamp (Mary) Anderson of Camrose; .... nephew, Guy (Maxine) Anderson
- Norma was born of Elias and Betty Anderson, on March 20, 1920, in Wilhemina, Sweden.
- Norma was a practical nurse at Oliver Mental Institute when she met Jim who was also working there. Jim and Norma were married on August 8, 1943
- after WW 2, they moved to Luscar [40kms+ south of Hinton] and then moved to Oyen on 14 Oct 1954


Swedish Lutheran Church records: Wilhelmina Lutheran Church, Hay Lakes; image 58

James McCracken
wife Norma Margareta (Anderson) McCracken, b 20 Mar 1920, Vilhelmina, Sweden ............. moved to United Church, Oyen, 10 Apr 1960
d. ???? mistake???
son James Alexander, b 16 Jul 1947, Edmonton
son John Anders, b 15 Jun 1953, Luscar
* their marriage is recorded in the US Evan. Lutheran; Augustana Lutherand church, Edmonton: image 107

Norma married James Angus McCraken on 8 Aug 1943 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (James Angus McCraken was born on 20 Jan 1919 in Ontario, Canada, died on 10 Aug 2011 in Oyen, Alberta, Canada and was buried in Oyen Cemetery, Oyen, Alberta, Canada.)