Norma Irene Johnson
1926 - 2019 (93 years)Person ID: I9907 "Hessevaag-Bakke" | Last Modified: 28 Jul 2023
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Name Norma Irene Johnson Gender Female Birth 5 Sep 1926 Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA 
Died 17 Nov 2019 Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA [1] Buried Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, USA [2] -
Parents
Father Warren Albin Johnson (ID:I9903)
b. 17 Mar 1894, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
d. 10 Jun 1982, Douglas County, Minnesota, USA (Age 88 years) Mother Anna Marie Josephine Holt (ID:I9897)
b. 1 Nov 1894, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA
d. 2 Feb 1956, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA (Age 61 years) Marriage 1919 
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Family
Husband Dale Curtis Danielson (ID:I9914)
b. 10 Apr 1926, Frederic, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA
d. 22 Nov 1984, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA (Age 58 years)
Marriage 13 Jun 1953 Age at Marriage Norma : 26 years - Dale : 27 years. (Were Married 31 years). Children + 1. Living (ID:I9915)+ 2. 
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Birth - 5 Sep 1926 - Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA 
Died - 17 Nov 2019 - Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA 
Buried - - Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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- [S14] Other Sites, https://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/0000335712/.
Danielson, Norma Irene Age 93, died Sunday, November 17, in Richfield, Minn. Norma Irene Johnson was born September 5, 1926, to Warren A. Johnson & Anna Marie Josephine (Holt) Johnson. Her early years were spent in rural Otter Tail County and Fergus Falls, Minn. Norma graduated from Macalester College and later earned a master's degree in music education at the University of Minnesota, where she met Dale Danielson. They were married June 13, 1953. Dale passed away November 22, 1984. She and Dale shared a passion for music of all sorts, from great choral works to Mahler symphonies, to opera, to jazz, musicals, and the Great American Songbook.
Norma taught music and other subjects in Breckenridge, Excelsior, Redwood Falls, Grand Marais and Albert Lea. In the 1970s, she was one of the first teachers certified to work with students experiencing learning disabilities.
Norma directed church choirs in Albert Lea and Minneapolis, sang in the Edina Chorale and was involved with the music organizations Mu Phi Epsilon and Thursday Musical. She was interested in public affairs and was active in the League of Women Voters and AAUW. In retirement she traveled the world in search of great music. Her explorations took her around the U.S. and Europe, Great Britain, Russia, Turkey, China and Egypt. She was at home at the Met, La Scala, Covent Garden, and anywhere Wagner's Ring was being staged.
Norma was preceded in death by her husband Dale & sisters Corinne Nelson, Louise Braaten, Audrey Bursch, and Marjorie Possehl. She is survived by daughter Sue Danielson Bretheim and Sue's husband Kim Bretheim of Minneapolis; son Mark Danielson and Mark's wife Theresa Smith of Duluth; grandchildren Laura Bretheim, Catherine Bretheim, and James Danielson; brother-in-law Dewey Possehl; Holt, Danielson and Lundberg relatives; and many nieces and nephews.
We are grateful for her caregivers and neighbors at the Kenwood, York Gardens, Havenwood, and Allina Hospice, and for the delightful visits from friend Janelle O'Mara.
A memorial service for Norma will be held at Nokomis Heights Lutheran Church, 5300 10 th Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN. 55417, at 11:30 Saturday, November 30, with visitation beginning at 10 AM. - [FIND-A-GRAVE] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204908852/norma-irene-danielson.
Age 93, died Sunday, November 17, in Richfield, Minn. Norma Irene Johnson was born September 5, 1926, to Warren A. Johnson & Anna Marie Josephine (Holt) Johnson. Her early years were spent in rural Otter Tail County and Fergus Falls, Minn. Norma graduated from Macalester College and later earned a master's degree in music education at the University of Minnesota, where she met Dale Danielson. They were married June 13, 1953. Dale passed away November 22, 1984. She and Dale shared a passion for music of all sorts, from great choral works to Mahler symphonies, to opera, to jazz, musicals, and the Great American Songbook. Norma taught music and other subjects in Breckenridge, Excelsior, Redwood Falls, Grand Marais and Albert Lea. In the 1970s, she was one of the first teachers certified to work with students experiencing learning disabilities. Norma directed church choirs in Albert Lea and Minneapolis, sang in the Edina Chorale and was involved with the music organizations Mu Phi Epsilon and Thursday Musical. She was interested in public affairs and was active in the League of Women Voters and AAUW. In retirement she traveled the world in search of great music. Her explorations took her around the U.S. and Europe, Great Britain, Russia, Turkey, China and Egypt. She was at home at the Met, La Scala, Covent Garden, and anywhere Wagner's Ring was being staged. Norma was preceded in death by her husband Dale & sisters Corinne Nelson, Louise Braaten, Audrey Bursch, and Marjorie Possehl.
