Norma Mann

Norma Mann, 86

Norma Mann passed away peacefully on October 4, 2024, in Sebring, Florida, following a long illness. She was the eldest daughter of the late

Norman and Marion (Fuller) Buck.

She was born in Bangor, Maine on June 9, 1938, and spent her early years in Eustis, Maine where her father was a game warden. When she was young, the family moved to Augusta, Maine, where she grew up. She graduated from Cony High School in 1956, where she was busy with many activities.

After graduating from high school, she enrolled in the course of study to become an X-ray technician.

At the age of 19, she met her husband of nearly 67 years, Earl Mann, who had been honorably discharged from the Army, at the age of 21. They married six months after meeting on November 30, 1957. Norma accompanied Earl, when he went to Farmington Teachers' College, where both of their daughters were born.

After graduating, the couple moved to Augusta, Maine. When their children both started school, Norma became the secretary to the president of

Hallowell Shoe Company. She had a perfect size seven foot and was the model for many of their shoes.

In the early seventies, Norma was elected the Registrar of Deeds for Kennebec County, a position she held for more than thirty years. She was very active in Democratic politics during this time.

In 1970, Norma and Earl bought frontage on Long Pond in Mt. Vernon. They built a camp where summers were spent, many life-long friends were

met, and memories were made.

During their lives, Norma and Earl, along with their daughters, traveled to forty-six states and 8 Canadian provinces in one summer. They continued their traveling together, hitting both Alaska and Hawaii, making their total forty-eight.

Norma and Earl retired to Lily Lake Resort in Frostproof, Florida, where Norma was very busy with golf leagues. At different times, she ran both

Men's league and Lady's league. She was also secretary to the Golf Committee for several years. She also worked to put on the Jack and Jill

tournaments.

Norma is survived by her devoted husband, Earl, her eldest daughter, Terri Fox and her husband, Francis, her youngest daughter, Cindi Briggs and her domestic partner, David Chubbuck, three grand daughters, Sarah, Lily, and Kelsey, and one great grandson, Walker. She had one niece: Kelsey Ullman, her husband, Andy, and their children, Justin, Ben, and Maddie, and three nephews: Matthew Bernier and his wife, Tina, and their daughter, Abby, Chris Mann, and Andy Mann and his daughter, Melissa Mann, as well as her brother-in-law, Robert Bernier and several cousins.

Norma was predeceased by her parents, Norman and Marion Buck, and her two sisters, Joyce Bernier and Beverly Buck.