Larsen, Norma H., 93, Waldoboro; in Waldoboro, December 12, 2008. There will be a memorial in the spring at the family plot in Easton. Arrangements are under the care of Brackett Funeral Home, Brunswick.
Waldoboro – Norma H. Larsen passed away December 12, at her home in Waldoboro, ME. She was born May 4, 1915, to Fred S. and Adelaide Ireland Henderson at the home farm in Easton, Maine.
Norma attended schools in Easton, ME, Tacony, PA, and Houlton, ME. She graduated high school in 1932. Norma spent summers with her father in Easton where she met her future husband, J. Vernon “B” Larsen. They married in 1936 at the Larsen family home. In 1940, they bought a farm on the Bangor Road in Easton and built a large home in 1949. Norma was an excellent seamstress and decorator, and created a beautiful atmosphere for her family. Norma had a heart attack in 1981. A close friend gave her art supplies to occupy her time of recuperation. In 1984, “B” and Norma sold their Easton home and farm and moved to an apartment in her friend, Alice Boardway’s home on Davis Island, Edgecomb, ME. “B” Larsen passed away in 1989. Norma moved to an apartment in her daughter and son-in-law’s home in Waldoboro, ME. She was known by friends as “the raccoon lady” because she fed many raccoon families on her deck.
Norma is survived by her son, Jon H. Larsen and his wife Bridget of Easton, ME; her daughter, Sherrill Osgood of Waldoboro, ME; grandsons, Mark Dobson of Wiscassett, ME, Troy Dobson and his wife Paula of Hartford, CT, and Aaron Osgood and his wife Sharon of Falmouth, ME; 11 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
There will be a memorial in the spring at the family plot on Jan Larsen’s property in Easton. Arrangements are under the care of the Brackett Funeral Home, Brunswick.
