Norma Mabel Averill

1917 - 2002  (85 years)

• Name	Norma Mabel Averill
  Born	2 Sep 1917	Shetek Township, Murray, Minnesota, United States
  Gender	Female
  Died	27 Sep 2002	Tracy, Lyon, Minnesota, United States
  Buried	30 Sep 2002	Tracy Cemetery, Tracy, Lyon, Minnesota, United States
  Person ID	P44559553	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	Charles Irving Averill,   b. 10 Aug 1882, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 06 Mar 1972, Tracy, Lyon, Minnesota, United States  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Nona Rea,   b. 25 May 1890, Tracy, Lyon, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 4 Feb 1990, Tracy, Lyon, Minnesota, United States  (Age 99 years)
  Family ID	F115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Earl Edward Lynch,   b. 1919,   d. 1989  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1942
  Children	1. Janice Marie Lynch   2. Nancy Louise Lynch   3. Sherry Kay Lynch
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F2462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Norma's obituary, printed in the Tracy Headlight-Herald: Services were held on Monday, September 30, 2002 for Norma Lynch at the Tracy United Methodist Church. Norma M. Lynch was born September 2, 1917 to Charles I. and Nona (Rea) Averill in Shetek Township, Murray County. She was baptized and confirmed in the United Methodist faith. She attended District 16 country school and graduated from Tracy High School in 1936. As a young woman she worked in Steinberg's Ice Cream Parlor in Tracy. On April 27, 1942 Norma married Earl Lynch in Tracy, MN. They made their home on Earl's farm south of Tracy, where they lived their whole life together. Norma remained on the farm until she entered the Our House of Slayton, MN last week where she died at the age of 85. Norma was a very active member of the Tracy United Methodist Church, having held position on church boards, teaching Sunday School, a member of the UMW and Martha Circle. She also was a member of SSS Club, Golden Age, Prime Timers and was a Food Shelf volunteer and former 4-H leader. She enjoyed playing Bridge and 500 with her clubs, gardening, sewing, reading, handwork and visiting with friends, but especially loved spending time with her three daughters and their families. Norma is survived by her three daughters, Janice (Gary) Radke of Montevideo, MN, Nancy (Elliott) Tukua of Damascus, OR and Sherry (Ed) Gutman of Tracy; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and nieces, nephews and cousins. Her parents, husband, Earl, two brothers and one sister preceded her in death. Interment was at the Tracy City Cemetery before the funeral with the graveside committal service at 1 p.m. on Monday. The Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy handled arrangements.