Obituary of Norman V. Newman
Norman Vincent Newman, 97 of Evesham Township passed away at his home of more than fifty years on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. He was born at home on April 23rd, 1921 in Evesham Township (Atco or Crowfoot section), NJ to the late David & Bertha (Clark) Newman.
Norman left school to help his father on the family farm and then, when of age, joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) from January 1939 to December 1939. Norman then enlisted and proudly served in the Infantry division of the United States Army from September 1942 until he was honorably discharged in December 1945. During his enlistment he was assigned to the 3945th Quartermaster Truck Company which served in Normandy, Northern France, Belgium, Germany and Central Europe during World War II. After military service, Norman became an elevator operator and later postal clerk for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). He met his future wife, Evelyn who was also an employee of the PRR, in an elevator. They were married on September 29th, 1951 and moved into the farmhouse where he was born to care for his elderly and blind father. Norm and Ev raised their three children while caring for his father as he worked full-time and maintained the farm which was the source of most family meals. He was often seen plowing the field on one of his tractors or heading to a neighbor's property to do the same. Each of their children enlisted in the U.S. Navy after high school and served nearly thirty years total. The ideal role models, Norm and Ev instilled in their children the core values and strong work ethic that were typical of that generation. Norm retired from the Railroad (then Conrail) in 1981 after almost forty years and never regretted a moment of that decision. He kept busy with caring for the property, “shooting the breeze” with old-timers (who called him “Brit”) and taking Ev to work and then picking her up at the door of her office. He enjoyed farming, gardening, riding his bicycle in the neighborhood, puttering with cars (old school mechanic expertise), just sitting outside the tool shed or at the back step smoking his pipe and creating his homemade woodworking projects. (He also enjoyed his black coffee three times a day and his “mandatory” dessert after dinner.)
The house in which Norman was born was originally purchased by his father David back in 1909. He lived in the same farmhouse until 1967 when a new rancher was built (designed by the late Evelyn) on the property. Norman happily spent his entire life on the same property being the third generation of Newmans to live in the Crowfoot area. When his wife Evelyn became sick, he surprised everyone with the care and attention he gave to her. He was not always a “hands-on” caregiver father to his children, but when it came to caring for his wife, he did what was necessary to the best of his ability with love, patience and understanding. Norman was humble, decent, genuine, loyal, generous, honest, down-to-earth and an irreplaceable member of our Greatest Generation who will be sadly missed by all who met or knew him.
He was predeceased by his wife of over 60 years Evelyn (Force) Newman; parents, David and Bertha (Clark) Newman; brother Clark Newman (Vera) and his sister, Rovilla Champion (George).
Norman is survived by his loving children, Deborah Newman, David Newman, Diana German; grandsons, Tyler Newman, Richard (Carter) and Raymond (Carolyn) German; granddaughter, Ashley Aune (David “Scooter”); great grandchildren, Tessa Jo and Michael David Aune and Lincoln Boone German; nieces and nephews, friends and assorted animal companions, past and present.
Donations may be made to the charity of the donor's choice with a preference for animals and/or veterans.
