hmtl5 Joan C. Norton b. 21 Oct 1917 Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas d. 12 Mar 2013 North Baltimore, Wood County, Ohio: Gritton Genealogy

Joan C. Norton

Female 1917 - 2013  (95 years)


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  • Name Joan C. Norton 
    Born 21 Oct 1917  Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 12 Mar 2013  North Baltimore, Wood County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1699  Gritton
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2024 

    Father Fred Norton,   b. 9 Aug 1892, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1954, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Edith Orena Baker,   b. 30 May 1894, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1987, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Family ID F690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Walter L. Kuhlman,   b. 4 May 1916, Ottawa, Putnam County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1995, Wood County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 15 Nov 1945  Lucas County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F694  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Oct 1917 - Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Nov 1945 - Lucas County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Mar 2013 - North Baltimore, Wood County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Courier, The (Findlay, OH) - March 15, 2013
      Joan C. Kuhlman, 95, died March 12, 2013 at Briar Hill Nursing Home in North Baltimore. Born October 21, 1917 in Fort Scott, Kansas to Fred & Edith (Baker) Norton.
      She went to school in Tulsa, Oklahoma including one year of college at Tulsa University where she joined Delta Delta Delta Sorority. She moved to Findlay with her family in 1936 when her father was hired by Marathon.
      Her brother, Herb (Marilyn) Norton and sister, Fredine (Al) Bloomingdale preceded her in death. She married Walter L. Kuhlman August 23, 1943, who also preceded her in death, April 12, 1995.
      She completed her education at BGSU with a Masters of Education. She was a member of St. Michael the Archangel, Findlay.
      Survived by John T. (Jo Ann) Findlay; Richard F. (Debbie) Madison, Ohio; William J. (Jodie) Needham, Mass.; Mary E. Harshfield, Findlay; Margaret C. Meyer, Findlay; Kathy A. (Scott) Klingler, Findlay. She had 18 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
      Joan was a lifelong baseball enthusiast, enjoyed fishing, bowling, sewing, knitting, dancing, politics, horses and travel. She witnessed much in her life including Charles Lindbergh flying under the bridge in St. Louis in 1928. She was a telephone operator, St. Michael's school teacher & a Realtor.
      There will be a Catholic Mass followed by a Memorial service on April 20th at the downtown church. Exact time to be determined.
      Due to Joan's desire to donate her body to U.T.M.C for research, there will be no burial.

      LKH note: The photograph on Find a Grave shows a headstone with both Walter and Joan's names and dates. [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S17] Obituary.