Gloria F. Norman — Rochester

Gloria F. Norman, 86, of Rochester, died Aug. 18, 2018, after a valiant battle with cancer.

Gloria was born April 17, 1932, to Oscar and Mabel (Moen) Severson in Prescott, Wis. She graduated in 1950 from Galesville High School in Galesville, where she was active in music, drama and speech. She graduated from Wisconsin State College at La Crosse in 1954 with a major in English and minors in Speech and Music. She was inducted into Alpha Psi Omega Dramatic Fraternity, Kappa Delta Pi in Education, and Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges.

Gloria began her teaching career in Jefferson, Wis., teaching English. She then moved to St. Croix Falls, where she met fellow teacher, Dick Norman. They were married May 24, 1959, in Dresser. Gloria and Dick moved to Germany, where Dick had a job teaching for the U.S. Army in Kaiserslautern. While there, they were able to attend the Passion Play in Oberammergau, as well as the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. One memorable side trip for them was to enter East Germany and the heavily fortified city of East Berlin. They moved back to the United States in 1961 to Harmony, where they both taught school. In 1964, they moved to Rochester where they remained.

Gloria spent several years at home caring for her four children and returned to graduate school in 1977. She obtained her master’s degree in Education — Professional Development from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She taught at Winona State University and Rochester Community

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