Norma

A note to Dede from Mike Crotty:

Dede--thanks for your comments about my Mother. Throughout her life, she always helped out family and even strangers deal with health, and many other issues. I think a significant factor was that her own Mother died the year she was born and she was raised by her Grandmother (Mary Chellis) and her aunt (Mary LaVerne Chellis aka Gooie). Her Grandmother was in fragile health so from a very young age, she was a health care provider,homemaker, cook, etc. Gooie worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad for 52 years so my Mother had to fill in for many of the day to day duties.

The honeymoon picture was taken at Miami Beach in July, 1942.

Also see "The Veterans" posting from Nov 2007.