SACO – Norman B. Morrison of New County Road died Monday of congestive heart failure at Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough. A retired appliance repair technician, he was 85.
Norman, an avid outdoors-man, was born in Portland, the fourth of eight children of Ida (MacDonald) and Grover Morrison. He grew up in South Portland and as a youngster, lived for several years with his brother Peter on the Morrison farm at Dyer Brook in Aroostook County. He attended schools in South Portland and Island Falls.
After returning the South Portland, Norman began working for Sears as a holiday temp before being trained in appliance repair by Sears.
On Aug. 11, 1977, he married the former Madeleine Rochon of Saco.
Nurtured in a musical family, Norman loved to sing, especially at the South Portland Church of the Nazarene, which he attended from childhood. He loved hunting, fishing and spending time with Madeleine and family members at their large cabin south of Marsardis in Aroostook. Norman was devoted to God, family and country, family members agreed.
Norman was predeceased by brothers Peter and Billy Morrison, and sisters Jeannie Quinn and Franny Spofford of South Portland.
Surviving, besides his wife, are: three sisters, Patricia (Mrs. Fred) Schussler of South Portland, Sally (Mrs. Ben) Weed of Huntington Beach, California, and Wanda Morrison (Mrs. David Langzettel) of Saco; three stepsons, Bill Guay and wife Kathryn of Kennebunkport, David Guay and wife Betty of Kennebunk and Ken Guay of Dayton; grandchildren Greg Guay of Wilmington, NC, Maggie Boemmels of Alfred, Natasha and Gabriella Guay of Dayton, Ken, Kaylie and Lauren Thompson of Kennebunkport as well as many nieces and nephews and great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held at Hobbs Funeral Home, 230 Cottage Road, South Portland on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 from 4 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 14 at the South Portland Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Arthur Magnuson officiating.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.hobbsfuneralhome.com.
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