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Norval F. 'Norm' Goehring Hitchcock, SD QCWA # 26935 Chapter 102 |
Born: October 25, 1927 - Place of Birth: Holabird, SD
Death: November 2, 2017 - Place of Death: Huron, SD
Norval 'Norm' Goehring, age 90, of Hitchcock, passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Huron Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be 10:30 am on Monday, November 6, 2017 at the Welter Funeral Home in Huron. Burial with military honors by the Hitchcock American Legion will follow at Altoona Cemetery near Hitchcock. Visitation with the family present will be from 2-4 pm on Sunday, November 5th at the Welter Funeral Home; or visitation one hour prior to the funeral service on Monday.
Norm was born October 25, 1927 at the homestead north of Holabird, SD to Charles and Mary (Baumgart) Goehring and graduated from Highmore High School in 1945. He enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1946 and married Judy Rasmussen. To this union 3 children were born; Sharon, Kathy, and Charles. In 1959 he was united in marriage to Vera Spilloway. To this union 3 children were born; Debra, Todd and Tadd. Norm was a rural mail carrier for over 20 years and retired in 1987. Many hobbies followed but his favorite was Ham Radio which he continued until his death.
He is survived by his wife Vera, of Hitchcock; six children, Sharon (Harvey) Tschetter of Hitchcock, Kathy Coppess of Shelly, MN, Charles (Connie) Goehring of West Hills, CA, Debra (Dan) Hepper and Todd (Shelly) Goehring all of Aberdeen, and Tadd (Anissa) Goehring of Grand Forks, ND; nine grandchildren; eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, three sisters and two granddaughters.