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Raymond E. Norton
19 Jan 1933 – 17 Apr 2022
| Birth | 19 Jan 1933 |
| Death | 17 Apr 2022 |
| Cemetery | Ainsworth Cemetery Ainsworth , Brown County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | NJochum on 10 Oct 2023 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238976948 |
Bio
Raymond Edward Norton was born on the family homestead north of Stuart, NE on January 19, 1933 to Asa E. and Lucy A. (Wilcox) Norton. He was the oldest of 13 children. Ray graduated from Stuart High School in 1950. He served in the United States Army from April 3, 1951 through April 2, 1954 during the Korean War. When he returned from the service, he worked at various ranches. Ray married Nedra M. Weber on May 28, 1956 at Atkinson, NE. To this union, four children were born: Robert, Marcia, Todd and Michael. Ray and Nedra and family lived north of Newport, NE for awhile and later moved south of Long Pine, NE where he started his own ranching and dairy farm. In 1976, they moved to Ainsworth, NE where he worked for the City of Ainsworth as a garbage man. He retired at age 65 in 1998. After retirement, he enjoyed fishing, repairing bicycles and mostly just being with his family. Ray was preceded in death by his parents; and wife Nedra who passed away July 20, 2014; and five siblings, James, Eugene, Richard, Larry Norton and Norma Peterson. He leaves to mourn his passing his four children, eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, three brothers, four sisters, along with numerous nieces, nephews and other family members. Ray passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2022 at the West Holt Memorial Hospital in Atkinson at the age of 89 years, two months and 29 days.
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- Eugene Gilbert Norton 1935–2002 FaG
- Norma J Norton Peterson 1936–2002 FaG
- James Joseph Norton 1938–2002 FaG
- Richard R Norton 1939–2020 FaG
- Larry Vernon Norton 1942–2009 FaG
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