Norgaard, Pearle Mae (1928 - 2013)

NORGAARD, DOOLITTLE, BEHRENDT, JACKSON, GILBERT, DAILEY

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/23/2013 at 17:11:57

Name of deceased: Pearle Mae Norgaard (nee Behrendt)

Aged: 84 yrs, 11 mo, 21 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Oct. 16, 1928, Panama, IA

Died: Oct. 7, 2013, Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Thursday, October 10, 2013, Grace Baptist Church, Harlan, IA; Pastor Joe Earle officiated. Burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA.

Survived by: Husband, Donald Norgaard of Harlan, IA; sons, Dennis (spouse, Kathy) Norgaard and Donald Norgaard (spouse, Barb Doolittle), all of Harlan, IA; grandchildren, Nancy (spouse, Ro) Gilbert of New York City, NY, Susie Norgaard of Seattle, WA, Aaron (spouse, Rachel) Dailey of Omaha, NE, and Donnie Norgaard, also of Omaha, NE; 3 great-grandchildren; brothers, Charles (spouse, Mildred) Behrendt of Harlan, IA, Clifford (spouse, Paula) Behrendt of Harlan, IA; sister, Doris (spouse, Don) Jackson of Omaha, NE; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, John and Mae Behrendt; brothers, Russell and John Behrendt; son, James Jay

Education: She first went to country school and transitioned over to the Harlan (IA) Community School system by the time she was in middle school. There, she earned her high school diploma at age 17. Attended college in Omaha, NE to earn her teaching degree.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Donald Madsen Norgaard; June 1, 1949; Bethel Baptist Parsonage in Harlan, IA

Employment: She taught at country schools for a few years while attending college in Omaha to earn her teaching degree; she then concentrated on raising her family. As he sons became older, she went on to work for the Harlan retailer Spurgeon’s, where she would spend the next 20+ years.

Hobbies/Interests: an excellent baker; she loved doting on her husband and sons and, later, her grandchildren.

Sources: kjan.com; harlanonline.com; pauleyjones.com