Norma Emma Brandau was born Jan 29, 1900 at 9PM to George Thomas and Anna Bertha Brandau (nee Grunert). She had a twin sister Rose Marie born an hour later. She married Walter Charles Beckman on October 21, 1920. Norma had 3 children, but only one lived to be an adult:
Gordon Henry, born Sept 21, 1921 in Milwaukee, WI (died 2006)
Dorothy, stillborn Aug 8, 1922 in West Allis, WI
Walter Henry, born Aug 5, 1923 in West Allis, WI (died Feb 4, 1924)
The family lore is that Norma was struck by lightning when she was pregnant with Dorothy.
Norma and Walter moved around quite a bit when they were first married, and in 1945 they bought a house at 3829 S Logan in Milwaukee, where she lived the rest of her life. She had a fascination with cemeteries, and loved to go to new ones to she if there was anyone she knew. She was deathly afraid of water, and refused to go on any boat. She enjoyed gardening and playing the Zither. She used to love a good hamburger, with a slice of raw onion. Norma was very thrifty, and loved a good bargain. She was quite a 'collector', not quite hoarder, but she did have a lot of 'stuff'. Since her birthday was late in January, she would leave up her Christmas decorations until her birthday on January 29th.
Norma passed away Jan 6, 1980 of heart issues.
Gordon Henry, born Sept 21, 1921 in Milwaukee, WI (died 2006)
Dorothy, stillborn Aug 8, 1922 in West Allis, WI
Walter Henry, born Aug 5, 1923 in West Allis, WI (died Feb 4, 1924)
The family lore is that Norma was struck by lightning when she was pregnant with Dorothy.
Norma and Walter moved around quite a bit when they were first married, and in 1945 they bought a house at 3829 S Logan in Milwaukee, where she lived the rest of her life. She had a fascination with cemeteries, and loved to go to new ones to she if there was anyone she knew. She was deathly afraid of water, and refused to go on any boat. She enjoyed gardening and playing the Zither. She used to love a good hamburger, with a slice of raw onion. Norma was very thrifty, and loved a good bargain. She was quite a 'collector', not quite hoarder, but she did have a lot of 'stuff'. Since her birthday was late in January, she would leave up her Christmas decorations until her birthday on January 29th.
Norma passed away Jan 6, 1980 of heart issues.
Norma Emma Brandau was born Jan 29, 1900 at 9PM to George Thomas and Anna Bertha Brandau (nee Grunert). She had a twin sister Rose Marie born an hour later. She married Walter Charles Beckman on October 21, 1920. Norma had 3 children, but only one lived to be an adult:
Gordon Henry, born Sept 21, 1921 in Milwaukee, WI (died 2006)
Dorothy, stillborn Aug 8, 1922 in West Allis, WI
Walter Henry, born Aug 5, 1923 in West Allis, WI (died Feb 4, 1924)
The family lore is that Norma was struck by lightning when she was pregnant with Dorothy.
Norma and Walter moved around quite a bit when they were first married, and in 1945 they bought a house at 3829 S Logan in Milwaukee, where she lived the rest of her life. She had a fascination with cemeteries, and loved to go to new ones to she if there was anyone she knew. She was deathly afraid of water, and refused to go on any boat. She enjoyed gardening and playing the Zither. She used to love a good hamburger, with a slice of raw onion. Norma was very thrifty, and loved a good bargain. She was quite a 'collector', not quite hoarder, but she did have a lot of 'stuff'. Since her birthday was late in January, she would leave up her Christmas decorations until her birthday on January 29th.
Norma passed away Jan 6, 1980 of heart issues.
Gordon Henry, born Sept 21, 1921 in Milwaukee, WI (died 2006)
Dorothy, stillborn Aug 8, 1922 in West Allis, WI
Walter Henry, born Aug 5, 1923 in West Allis, WI (died Feb 4, 1924)
The family lore is that Norma was struck by lightning when she was pregnant with Dorothy.
Norma and Walter moved around quite a bit when they were first married, and in 1945 they bought a house at 3829 S Logan in Milwaukee, where she lived the rest of her life. She had a fascination with cemeteries, and loved to go to new ones to she if there was anyone she knew. She was deathly afraid of water, and refused to go on any boat. She enjoyed gardening and playing the Zither. She used to love a good hamburger, with a slice of raw onion. Norma was very thrifty, and loved a good bargain. She was quite a 'collector', not quite hoarder, but she did have a lot of 'stuff'. Since her birthday was late in January, she would leave up her Christmas decorations until her birthday on January 29th.
Norma passed away Jan 6, 1980 of heart issues.
Gravesite Details
This grave has a large red headstone, and is located on the Southern end of section N, which is now called Section 15. On the older maps it was Section N, Block 4, Lot 4.
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