Nora joined the Navy in 1942 and, while in the Navy and attending Radcliff University, met her husband, Anthony, who was at the same time attending Harvard University under the auspices of the Navy. Nora served as a Naval Pay Master first at Brooklyn Navy Yard, then in Berkeley, California and, at the end of World War II, was serving in Ames, Iowa. When Tony and Nora were married, she came to Wisconsin and was a devoted farmer's wife and loving mother. She taught Latin and English at Oconto High School. In later years she became a genealogist, tracing family histories for numerous families all over the world. She and Tony took numerous trips to Europe for genealogical research and to meet the many people with whom she had corresponded in the course of her work. She was also an avid quilt maker, making many for family and friends.
Survivors include her husband Anthony; a daughter Barbara (David) Lewis, Oconto; three sons: James (Marcie) Finger, Basking Ridge, N. J.; Michael (Melanie) Finger, Bloomington, IN; Kevin (Susan) Finger, Minneapolis, MN; two sisters: Ellen Ward, Amherst, MA; Mary Corneliusen, South Hadley, MA; eight grandchildren: Dorothy, John, Jr., James, Jr., Alex, Nicholas, Lucy and Miranda Finger, and Kevin Lewis. She was preceded in death by a son John and a daughter Mary Margaret.
Friends may call at the Gallagher Funeral Home, Oconto from 5 to 9:00 PM. Mass of Christian burial was held 12:30 PM Saturday, May 20 at Holy Trinity Parish, St. Peter Site with Rev. Philip Hoffmann officiating. Burial at Oconto Catholic Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by the American Legion