Obituary for Solveig Marie "Vicki" Norstog (Norstog)
Norstog, Solveig "Vicki" Marie
92, of Edina, passed away on February 26, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Olaf & Marie (née Prestangen)Norstog; brother, Konrad Norstog. She is survived by her daughters, Cyndi Dale, Kristine (Yoichi) Kawamura, and Carleen (Mark) Chase; grandsons, Michael (Lianne Endo) Dale-Stein, Gabriel Pilla, Zachary Dale, and Winston Chase; granddaughters, Reyna and Persephone Kawamura; brother, Bjarne (Peggy) Norstog; sister, Magnhild (George) Madsen; sister-in-law, Sharon Norstog; many loved nieces and nephew and their families;many valued relatives in North Dakota and Norway; and many close friends.
Vicki, born October 20, 1926, loved growing up on the family farm in Watford City, North Dakota. She loved music, gardening, writing, and reading. She was very meaningfully involved in her church community and writing group for years. She spent years working as a child psychologist in Houston and at the Lutheran Church headquarters in Minneapolis, MN. She volunteered and provided pastoral care at Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, MN. She valued dream work, helping others interpret their dreams through classes and individual relationships. Throughout her life, she loved creating community with friends and family through meals and conversation. Vicki wrote and published her first book, Sit Tight and Pray a Lot: Lessons from the Prairie: The Depression Years, at age 87, and prepared other stories for future publication. She earned a Master’s in Divinity from United Theological Seminary, St. Paul, MN, and a Bachelor of Arts from St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN (1948).
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 20th, 2019 (11 AM) at Edina Community Lutheran Church, 4113 54th St., Edina, MN. Visitation, 1 hour prior to the service,and a reception to follow.
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Minneapolis 612-861-6088
92, of Edina, passed away on February 26, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Olaf & Marie (née Prestangen)Norstog; brother, Konrad Norstog. She is survived by her daughters, Cyndi Dale, Kristine (Yoichi) Kawamura, and Carleen (Mark) Chase; grandsons, Michael (Lianne Endo) Dale-Stein, Gabriel Pilla, Zachary Dale, and Winston Chase; granddaughters, Reyna and Persephone Kawamura; brother, Bjarne (Peggy) Norstog; sister, Magnhild (George) Madsen; sister-in-law, Sharon Norstog; many loved nieces and nephew and their families;many valued relatives in North Dakota and Norway; and many close friends.
Vicki, born October 20, 1926, loved growing up on the family farm in Watford City, North Dakota. She loved music, gardening, writing, and reading. She was very meaningfully involved in her church community and writing group for years. She spent years working as a child psychologist in Houston and at the Lutheran Church headquarters in Minneapolis, MN. She volunteered and provided pastoral care at Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, MN. She valued dream work, helping others interpret their dreams through classes and individual relationships. Throughout her life, she loved creating community with friends and family through meals and conversation. Vicki wrote and published her first book, Sit Tight and Pray a Lot: Lessons from the Prairie: The Depression Years, at age 87, and prepared other stories for future publication. She earned a Master’s in Divinity from United Theological Seminary, St. Paul, MN, and a Bachelor of Arts from St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN (1948).
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 20th, 2019 (11 AM) at Edina Community Lutheran Church, 4113 54th St., Edina, MN. Visitation, 1 hour prior to the service,and a reception to follow.
www.GILLBROTHERS.com
Minneapolis 612-861-6088