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Oconto County Reporter 
July 24, 2001 

Norman Wasmund, 64, Gillett, passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening, July 14, 2001, at the V.A. Hospital, Iron Mountain, MI. He was born April 26, 1937, in the Town of Underhill, to the late Paul and Esther (Runge) Wasmund. He served in the U.S. Army during peacetime. On June 9, 1962, Norman married Charlotte Ammerman in Suring. She preceded him in death December 3, 1994. Norman farmed in the Town of Underhill. He custom sawed lumber in the summer and logged cedars, off his land, in the winter. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Hintz. Norman was a member of Oconto County Trout Unlimited, and the Suring and Underthill sportsmen's clubs. He was a former member of the Town of Underhill Fire Dept. He enjoyed building bird houses and feeders. Norman was an avid fisherman and an avid turkey and deer hunter. He loved going out West, elk hunting. He enjoyed playing cards, dartball, and pool.

Norman is survived by his children and two daughters-in-law, Michael and Ann, Gillett; Barb Wasmund, Park Falls; Derrick and Rainie, Greenville; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Clarence and Esther, Mountain; Robert and Odile, Suring; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Florence Neitzel, Lomira; Marion and Milt Pederson, Milwaukee; Dorothy and Albert Saffouri, Lake Havasu City, AZ; Lester Polzin, West Allis; two grandchildren, Ashley Wasmund, Wade Wasmund; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Norman is also survived by his puppy dog, Squirt.

He was also preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers-in-law, Helen and Donald Brandt; Ethel Polzin; and Victor Neitzel.

Friends called Wednesday at the Kuehl Funeral Home, Gillett. Funeral services were 10 a.m. Thursday, July 19, at Christ Lutheran Church, Hintz, with Deacon Ralph Beversdorf officiating. Interment in the church cemetery.

A memorial fund has been established and will be designated at a later date.