Norma’s Obituary
Norma Edith Doane (nee Langley)
3 September 1938 – 19 February 2022
It is with profound sadness that the family of Norma Edith Doane announce her passing in Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
Survived by husband of 64 years, Harold Bowman, sons Harold Philip and Mark John, daughter-in-law Jane Ann Marie (grandson Wyatt John), and daughter Sherry Lynn (Glenn P Reed) Doane, all will miss her so. Sister to David (Karen), James (Margaret) and Ronald (Marilyn) Langley, and half-sister to Nancy (Steve) Turner, Noreen (David) Tellerd and Neil Langley. Sister-in-law to Grace (George) Jones, Shirley (Cecil) Stoddard, and George (Anne) Doane.
Mom had resiliency like no other. Nicknamed “wonder woman” by retired family Dr. Keeler, Norma fought various illnesses over many decades and bounced back every time but this one, having once been written up in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, to Edison Arthur Langley and Matilda ((Peggy) nee Smith), Norma attended St. Joseph’s School of Nursing before meeting her father Ed’s redheaded apprentice Harold, both smitten at first blush. Married June 14, 1957, in Hamilton, Norma and Harold had three (amazing!) children, with the family living in Hamilton, Milton and Oakville before moving back to Harold’s childhood town of Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
An RNA for all of her adult life before retiring, Norma worked at Hamilton’s St Joseph’s, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial and Shelburne’s Roseway hospitals, and Extendicare in Oakville, even attending to a Royal in the 1950s. Over her almost five decades of nursing, Norma exemplified what caring for others truly was about. Married to a paramedic-turned-fire department man, her legacy of giving to the community continues in the Doane genes. Mom loved family and social gatherings, gardening, baking, paper tole, card games, bingo and the slots, making friends wherever she went. Norma will be missed by many.
The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to Nova Scotia’s EHS, as well as Yarmouth Regional and Roseway hospitals’ medical staff for their compassion to Norma and her family.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Huskilson’s Funeral Home, Shelburne. A future, private family service will be held at Shelburne’s Pine Grove Cemetery. Donations in Norma’s name can be made to a charity of choice. On-line condolences, pictures or memories may be left for the family at www.huskilson.net
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Norma Edith Doane September 03 1938 February 19 2022..
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Death notice for the town of: Shelburne, Province: Nova Scotia