Norma H. Burns

WEST STEWARTSTOWN – Norma H. Burns, 89, of West Stewartstown, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook with her family by her side. Norma was born in Pittsburg on Dec. 8, 1927, to Harry and Althea (Hurlbert) Huggins. She was the valedictorian and last surviving member of the Pittsburg High School Class of 1945. Norma was an active participant in her community and in the life of her friends and family. She was a supervisor of the checklist for the Town of Stewartstown for more than 60 years, and also a Sunday School teacher for more than 50 years. She was a den mother for the cub scouts while raising her family, and she was an active member of the Stewartstown Day Committee for many years. In her younger days, with her sisters and later her own family, she was an avid hunter, but less of a marksman. Norma was an Avon representative in the area for a long time, as well. After raising her family, she worked as a classroom assistant at a private Montessori preschool and later in elementary grades in the Colebrook school system. She also enjoyed genealogy, board and table games, and she was an avid sports fan of the local schools, attending as many games as she could. In 1949 she married Robert J. Burns and they had five children: Toni (Wayne) Dyer of Groton, Vt., Robert (Carmen) Burns II of Rumney, NH, Philip (Susan) Burns of York, Me., Sharon (Peter) Rogers of Wells, Me., and Sheila (Gerald “Chip”) Miller of Bristol, NH. Robert and Norma also have 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She is predeceased by her husband of 65 years, Robert, in 2014, and two sisters, Madelene Judd and Ruth Grant. Calling hours will be on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, from 6-8 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, NH. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Wed., Nov. 15, at the Independent Baptist Church in West Stewartstown, with Pastor Paul Levang officiating. An interment service will immediately follow at the Pittsburg Hollow Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mrs. Burns may be made to the Independent Baptist Church, P.O. Box 218, W. Stewartstown, NH 03597. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements in NH are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook.

Norma H. Burns

December 8, 1927 - November 11, 2017