1916
Norris
2005
Norris Tukua
March 15, 1916 — April 6, 2005
Remembering the life of Norris Tukua.
The Funeral Service for Norris Tukua will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 9, 2005 at Trinity Lutheran Church in New Richland. Pastor Paul Andree will
officiate. Interment will be in St. Olaf Cemetery, New Richland. Visitation will be
one hour before the service at the church. Friedrich Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Norris died on Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at the Season?s Hospice in Rochester, MN. He was 89 years old.
He was born March 15, 1916, in Manchester, MN., the son of Selmer and Anna (Olson) Tukua.
He attended rural country school. As a young man he began his lifelong career as a buttermaker by working as an apprentice in New Richland.
On June 25, 1939, he married Wanita Haugan in New Richland.
Following their marriage, he attended courses at the University of Minnesota and
received his buttermaker license. He then worked at creameries in Conger, Waseca,
and Altura, MN., owned and operated his own creamery in Chester, Iowa, and from
1957 until retirement he worked at Marigold/Kemps in Rochester, MN.
He was a member of the Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester.
In his younger years, he enjoyed hunting and fishing and
later enjoyed reading, speaking Norwegian and watching sports on T.V., especially the Minnesota Twins.
Norris is survived by two children: Sharon Haugan of Steven (Melanie) Tukua
of Rochester; grandchildren: Brian (Brenda) Lamonica, Chris (Amy) Tukua,
Mike Tukua, Scott Tukua, and Danny Tukua; great grandchildren: Dakota Lamonica, Jeremy Lamonica, Joshua Lamonica, Gabriel Tukua, sisters: Sylvia (Gene) Dodge of New Richland, Dorothy (William) Jones, of California, brother Gilman (Vida) Tukua of California, sister-in-law Doris (Matz) Tukua of California and nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Wanita, brothers Robert and Jule Tukua, and great granddaughter Savannah.
The Funeral Service for Norris Tukua will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 9, 2005 at Trinity Lutheran Church in New Richland. Pastor Paul Andree will
officiate. Interment will be in St. Olaf Cemetery, New Richland. Visitation will be
one hour before the service at the church. Friedrich Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Norris died on Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at the Season?s Hospice in Rochester, MN. He was 89 years old.
He was born March 15, 1916, in Manchester, MN., the son of Selmer and Anna (Olson) Tukua.
He attended rural country school. As a young man he began his lifelong career as a buttermaker by working as an apprentice in New Richland.
On June 25, 1939, he married Wanita Haugan in New Richland.
Following their marriage, he attended courses at the University of Minnesota and
received his buttermaker license. He then worked at creameries in Conger, Waseca,
and Altura, MN., owned and operated his own creamery in Chester, Iowa, and from
1957 until retirement he worked at Marigold/Kemps in Rochester, MN.
He was a member of the Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester.
In his younger years, he enjoyed hunting and fishing and
later enjoyed reading, speaking Norwegian and watching sports on T.V., especially the Minnesota Twins.
Norris is survived by two children: Sharon Haugan of Steven (Melanie) Tukua
of Rochester; grandchildren: Brian (Brenda) Lamonica, Chris (Amy) Tukua,
Mike Tukua, Scott Tukua, and Danny Tukua; great grandchildren: Dakota Lamonica, Jeremy Lamonica, Joshua Lamonica, Gabriel Tukua, sisters: Sylvia (Gene) Dodge of New Richland, Dorothy (William) Jones, of California, brother Gilman (Vida) Tukua of California, sister-in-law Doris (Matz) Tukua of California and nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Wanita, brothers Robert and Jule Tukua, and great granddaughter Savannah.
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