1925 - 2016 (90 years)
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Name |
Norma Emma Decker |
Born |
5 Aug 1925 |
New London, Connecticut, USA |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
3 Mar 2016 |
Niantic, Connecticut, USA |
Person ID |
I1278 |
Family Tree |
Last Modified |
2 Apr 2024 |
Father |
Ernest Smith Decker, b. 4 Dec 1879, Honesdale, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 21 May 1949, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Age 69 years) |
Mother |
Emma Augusta Beebe, b. 14 Nov 1888, East Lyme, Connecticut, USA , d. 26 Mar 1963, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 74 years) |
Family ID |
F2631 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Theodore Robert Whiton, b. 3 Apr 1925, New London, Connecticut, USA , d. 8 Oct 2020 (Age 95 years) |
Married |
20 Nov 1948 |
New London, Connecticut, USA |
Children |
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Last Modified |
17 Nov 2021 |
Family ID |
F452 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Obituary & Death Notice |
 | Norma Whiton Waterford - Norma (Decker) Whiton, 90, of Waterford, died Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Sava Healthcare at Bridebrook in Niantic.
She was born in New London, Aug. 5, 1925, the daughter of Ernest and Emma (Beebe) Decker. She married T. Robert Whiton, in the First Congregational Church, New London, on Nov. 20, 1948; he survives her.
A graduate of the former Williams Memorial Institute, Class of 1943, Norma had been employed as a receptionist and secretary in the office of Dr. David Ginsberg and the law office of Copp, Kolelsky and Berall. She was a life member of the Lawrence + Memorial Ladies Auxiliary with over 3000 hours of volunteer service.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Gary Whiton and his wife, Inga Whiton, of Luneburg, Germany and Peter Whiton of Norwich. She has five grandchildren, Caroline, Megan, Jeffrey, Alice and Cecilia; and a great-grandchild, Maya. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be conducted at noon Saturday, March 26, at the Thomas L. Neilan & Sons East Lyme Funeral Home, 48 Grand St., Niantic. There will be a calling hour from 11 a.m. till noon, prior to the service. |
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