Norma Alva Joan BERKAHN

1920 - 1974  (54 years)

• Name	Norma Alva Joan BERKAHN
  Birth	09 Feb 1920	New Zealand   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Adopted	1935	New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Occupation	1972  [3]
  	Factory Worker, Wellington
  Death	03 Jul 1974	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Cremation	05 Jul 1974	Karori, Wellington, New Zealand   [2]
  Buried	08 Jul 1974	Karori, Wellington, New Zealand   [2]
  Person ID	I19670	NZ Genealogy Project | BERKAHN Descendant
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	William Landt BERKAHN,   b. 18 May 1892, Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand d. 09 May 1986, Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Caroline SENK,   b. 03 May 1894, Takapau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand d. 15 Jul 1977, Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	25 Jun 1923	Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand   [1, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F4782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Douglas Lee HOPE,   b. 08 Jun 1920, New Zealand d. 21 Jul 1996, New Zealand (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	31 Jul 1944	New Zealand   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F6743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 09 Feb 1920 - New Zealand Adopted - 1935 - New Zealand Marriage - 31 Jul 1944 - New Zealand Death - 03 Jul 1974 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Cremation - 05 Jul 1974 - Karori, Wellington, New Zealand Buried - 08 Jul 1974 - Karori, Wellington, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  BIOGRAPHY Norma Joan BERKAHN was the daughter of Louisa EVANS who died in November 1930 in Wellington, and was buried at Karori. The headstone on the grave has the following inscription: In loving memory of Louisa Evans, mother of Norma Joan Hope and Veronica Evans. Madge Elaine Brockie, daughter of Lousia Evans, beloved wife of James (Jim) Mitchell Brockie. May they rest in peace. Norma Alva Joan BERKAHN's birth was registered in 1935, presumably when she was adopted by William Landt and Caroline Berkahn. Her birth date was 9 February 1920. Norma married Douglas Lee HOPE in 1944. They farmed at Dannevirke then Napier, before separating. Douglas moved to Northland where he farmed, and Nora to Wellington where she obtained factory work. Nora died in 1974 and her ashes were buried in her mother's grave. Norma's sister Madge Elaine, born in 1925, died in 2001 and her ashes were also buried in her mother and sister's grave. When Madge married in 1950, she gave her maiden surname as EVANS.

  
  

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