Norma Dorine Hallmark

1916 - 2009  (93 years)

• Name	Norma Dorine Hallmark
  Born	1 Mar 1916	Cove, Union, Oregon, United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  AFN	D2WP-1D
  Died	21 Dec 2009	Orem, Utah, Utah, United States   [2]
  Buried	29 Dec 2009	Orem, Utah, Utah, United States
  Person ID	I1791	Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Ivy Aubra Hallmark,   b. 18 Mar 1895, Graphite, Llano, Texas, USA ,   d. 30 Jan 1982, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary Luella Grow,   b. 6 May 1896, Ammon, Bonneville, Idaho, United States ,   d. 28 Jan 1941, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States  (Age 44 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1915	La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States   [3]
  Family ID	F536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William Lester Hawkins,   b. 29 Nov 1911, Benjamin, Utah, Utah, United States ,   d. 1 May 1970, Orem, Utah, Utah, United States  (Age 58 years)
  Married	27 May 1942	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States   [4]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F548	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Mar 1916 - Cove, Union, Oregon, United States Married - 27 May 1942 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Died - 21 Dec 2009 - Orem, Utah, Utah, United States Buried - 29 Dec 2009 - Orem, Utah, Utah, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Mary Luella (Grow) & Ivy Aubra Hallmark family about 1920 Mary, John Ivy (Jack), James David, Ivy, and Norma Dorine
  		The Hallmark children about 1924-1925 Norma, Jack, David, and Betty Jeane (who died in 1936 from an infection)
  		Mary Luella Grow Hallmark and her children, Norma, David, Jack and Ron, about 1933 Home 713 N 12th Street, Walla Walla WA

  
  

• Notes

  1916 BIRTH: OR,Union Co-Cove: (068941) Norma Dorine Hallmark born 1 March 1916 1920 CENSUS:WA,Walla Walla Co-Walla Walla:Anc Img 16,pg 8B,1-12,Dw 77,181-910 13th St: Norma D Hallmark age 3 9/12, born Oregon (TX,ID), dau Ivy A and Mary L Hallmark. 1924 RELIGEON: Norma Dorine Hallmark baptized member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 5 Oct 1924 1930 CENSUS:WA,Walla Walla Co-Walla Walla:Anc Img 6 pg 3B,4-8,Dw 73,85-713 N 12 St: Norma D Hallmark age 14 born OR (TX, ID) dau of Ivy & Mary L Hallmark c1934 SCHOOLING: WA,Walla Walla Co-Walla Walla: Norma Hallmark graduated from Walla Walla High School, Thursday 11 June [c1934] 1935 HISTORY: WA,Walla Walla: US City Directory pg 134: Norma D Hallmark h 713 12th Ave N. 1940 CENSUS: WA,Walla Walla Co-Walla Walla: Anc Img 8 pg 4B,April,Dw 44-913 12th: Norma Hallmark age 27 born Oregon, high school 4th year, prep room-vegetable cannery, daughter of Ivy A and Luella Hallmark. 1942 MARRIAGE#1: UT,Salt Lake Co-Salt Lake City: Norma Dorine Hallmark md William Lester Hawkins Salt Lake Temple on 27 May 1942 1970 DEATH of husband: UT,Orem Co-Orem: William Lester Hawkins died 1 May 1970 1975 MARRIAGE #2: Norma Dorine md Clarence York 16 Sep 1975, no place shown. Divorced 2 April 1981 2000 HISTORY: UT,Orem Co-Orem: "Youngest son [Kit] insists on taking care of me, along with a new wife with 6 children. I now have 36 grandchildren [including great grandchildren] 2001-2002 HISTORY: UT-Cedar Hills: 21 July 2001 letter from Norma to brother, David Hallmark, address 9956 N 4600 W, Cedar Hills, UT 84062. 2009 DEATH: UT,Orem Co-Orem: Norma Dorine Hallmark Hawkins died 21 December 2009; funeral and burial 29 December 2009. My brother, Steve Hallmark, a pallbearer. Friday, January 1, 2010, Life Sketch of Norma Dorine Hallmark Hawkins <http://normahawkinsmemories.blogspot.com/2010/01/life-sketch-of-norma-dorine-hallmark.html>, <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dwpiYwNKq4s/Sz7g4-DOO7I/AAAAAAAAAEw/616xiZkGFVY/s1600-h/In+Loving+Memory+001.jpg>Written by Eli Kit Hawkins I would like to thank all of you for being here today to remember Norma; especially those who have had to travel a long distance. I am very grateful for all the kindness and wonderful things you have said about Norma. Thanks to the Bishopric, the speakers and musicians for the many hours of preparation and your willingness to participate today. Thanks to those who are offering prayers. Thanks to the Relief Society for the food we will be eating later in the day. Thank you casket bearers, you are men of honor. Thank you all who have sent beautiful flowers. My cousin Steve Cherry who lives in San Jose, California, has set up a blog on the internet where you will be able to read stories, make comments and see pictures of Norma and my family, some of whom could not be here today. This is an ongoing effort that will continue for the next few days or weeks. The web site address is on your program. Thank you Steve. And a special thanks to our funeral director, Shawn Warenski, who has made a tremendous effort in behalf of my family.” I love you, I love you, I love you” repeated three times. Where have you heard that before? I think Norma had to say it three times so that her words could catch up with her heart that was so full of love. She loved everyone. She would make dozens of calls every month, just to wish the people she loved “happy birthday”. Norma found joy in caring for others throughout her entire life. She gladly put her own life on hold many times so she could help others in their time of need. I believe that was the theme of her life. Norma was very grateful. She always said, “thank you” for even the smallest things. I have never heard my mother say a bad word about anyone. She loved to listen to others and was very humble. Norma was born March 1, 1916 in Cove, Oregon a small town near LeGrande and soon after, she moved to Walla Walla, Washington with her family because of her father’s job with the railroad. Her father’s name was Ivy Aubra Hallmark, but everyone just called him “Bud”. And her mother’s name was Mary Luella Grow Hallmark. Norma was the oldest child in the family. She had a sister, Arleatha Betty Jeane, and three brothers, James David, John Ivy and Ronald Grow Hallmark. Norma learned at an early age that she had to help out around the house and care for her siblings. Her sister, Betty Jeane, contracted tuberculosis and her mother Mary Luella had to take her to Seattle for treatments. Norma had to take over since they sometimes were gone for weeks at a time. Mary Luella’s sister in law died. She had a son named Bernard Grow who was three years old at the time. So Norma spent several months with the family taking care of the little boy until the family could get on its feet. A short time later in 1936, Betty Jeane died at the age of thirteen. This was difficult for Norma because she loved her so much. Little did she know that this scenario would play out over and over again in her life. Norma was what you would call a “popular dancing partner”. She had lots of friends and sometimes her brothers would take her to the dances too. Dancing was her favorite pastime. However, after Norma graduated from high school, her mother was a bit worried because all the young men she dated were non-LDS. There were no eligible bachelors, in the small branch she attended. Mary Luella really wanted her daughter to be married and sealed in the temple. Now, Mary Luella had a sister, Margaret Lambert, who lived in San Francisco and Mary Luella and Margaret hatched a plan. They would tell Norma that Margaret needed help with her two boys, Richard and Jim, in order to get her into more, shall we say, “Favorable dating circumstances”. Norma was excited about the opportunity and left for San Francisco soon after. Aunt Margaret lived near Golden Gate Park. Norma was so happy because there were lots of dances and church socials to attend. She sang in the choir, and at choir practice she noticed a handsome young man looking at her. She smiled at him and he smiled at her and the romance of her lifetime began to unfold. That handsome young man was my father, William Lester Hawkins. Soon, Les asked her to become his bride and she said, “I think I’m going to need to sleep on it”. Before Norma could make a decision, she received a call from a friend at home in Walla Walla. The friend told her that her mother Mary Luella was very ill. So Norma returned home to find her mother ill with cancer.Her younger brothers needed a mother and her mother needed a nursemaid so Norma got to work. Years passed and one day Les came to visit. He said “Norma, this is the last time I’m going to ask you to marry me”. It had been five years since his first proposal. Mary Luella died of cancer at the age of forty four in 1941. After she died Norma was missing for an entire day. She was found curled up in a ball in the closet under the stairway where she had been grieving, alone in the darkness. Les and Norma were married and sealed in the Salt Lake Temple May 27, 1942. This was the happiest day of Norma’s life, so far. Along with Les, Norma got a beautiful daughter, nine year old Patricia Lee Hawkins. Pat said, “Norma was more of a mother to me than my birth mother. I never felt like a step daughter.” I’m sure that was because Norma felt she was her daughter and loved her dearly. Les and Norma began their life together and lived in San Rafael, just north of the golden gate bridge. And it was there that she brought two wonderful sons into the world, David Lester Hawkins and Keith Jan Hawkins. Norma loved taking care of babies. At last she was living the life that she had always dreamed about. In 1947 they moved to Utah. They purchased a home on eighth east in Orem that is now the site of an office building near University Mall. But in those days eighth east was a dirt road. Norma had her own horse named Queenie. She rode her horse every day up and down eighth east. One day some boys put a string of fire crackers in a mail box. As the horse passed the fire crackers went off and the horse reared up and took off galloping out of control. Norma was really frightened but said a quick prayer to Heavenly Father to save her. The horse stopped immediately and she was safe. Norma had great faith in the power of prayer. Norma brought another son into the world soon after. Some of my first memories were of my mother reading to me. I remember that she called me into the house from playing outside to have a little rest. She did this every day. She always read exciting and fun stories to me. My favorite was a book called “A story to tell”. It had about fifty short stories and I would get a different one each day. I remember the soothing sound of her voice and how special she made me feel. I liked this so much that when school started, I decided to pretend to be sick, just so I could be home with her and hear a story. When I told her I was sick that day, she came quickly with a thermometer. She told me to keep it under my tongue for two minutes and then left the room. We had an old heating oil stove in our home. While she was gone I took the thermometer out of my mouth and put it near the heating oil stove until the temperature rose a little. It worked. She believed me and I got to stay home. I have such fond memories of her reading to me. It was so dear to my heart. It was years later, after I was a grown man, that we were talking. I discovered that my mother knew all along that I was playing a trick on her. She really didn’t mind at all because she loved our time together too. She looked forward to each time I played the little prank. Norma was a wonderful baker. We had lots of cookies, pies, cakes and other scrumptious food while we were growing up. She endured all the illness, trips to the hospital, financial hardships, and challenges that life brings, with meekness. She had never ending patience for her very active children and always spoke softly and kindly. The worst thing I ever heard her say was, “you kids are really going to be in trouble when your father gets home”, but we usually never were. Most of the time, she defended us or tried to minimize our mishaps. My brother Jan and I were boxing one day. This was supposed to be an outdoor activity, but on this day we were in our bedroom. The boxing got a little out of control and the next thing we knew, there was a giant hole in the wall. We decided to cover up the hole with wacky plack cards taped together to the size we needed for concealment, which was about a square foot, but that just delayed our fate for a short period of time. This was one of those times. But after we received our punishment from Dad, she hugged us and told us how much she loved us. There were lots of other incidents but I don’t want to embarrass my brothers. Dad died suddenly in May of 1970 with a heart attack. Mom was really lost without him. She decided to turn her grief toward the temple and worked at the Provo Temple for several years. She had the opportunity in her lifetime to perform over a thousand endowments for those who have passed on. Some time passed and she received a call that her father Ivy Aubra Hallmark had experienced a stroke. She went to Walla Walla and found that Grandpa Bud was partially paralyzed. She stayed several weeks and then returned to Utah. Who do you think she brought home with her? If you were thinking Grandpa Bud, you are right. She cared for him meticulously for several years. This was a great time for me because I got to know my Grandpa and it was one of the happiest times of Norma’s life because she was near the father that she adored. Grandpa Bud died in January of 1982. Mother had an aunt, Cora Pearl Grow Fowers, her mother’s sister. She lived in San Diego, California. Soon after Grandpa died, Aunt Pearl, unannounced, knocked at Norma’s door. When mother opened the door, Aunt Pearl said immediately, “Norma if you don’t take me in, I’m going to walk into the Pacific Ocean and die”. They embraced and Norma cared for her for several years, until her death in October 1989. And, so this was the pattern of Norma’s life. The aforementioned were not the only ones that Norma cared for until each time of need passed. And always she was there for us. During 1996, I came to her door. I was unhappy about how my life had turned out, up to that point. She offered me words of encouragement. She said, “You have got to have hope and faith the future will be better.” I said to her, “How many times do I have to try”? And she said to me, “until you get it right son¸ until you get it right”, and that’s the miracle of our Savior’s love. Two years later, as a result of her encouragement, I got to go to the temple on a beautiful day in June and be sealed to the love of my life, my sweet wife Kris. And mother, each day I know I’ve got to keep trying to get it right and that is the miracle of a mother’s love. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen, Kit Hawkins Funeral Arrangements Norma Hallmark Hawkins passed away peacefully December 21, 2009 at the age of 93. [picture shown, see 1-2010]. The funeral was held on Tuesday, December 29 at 11am at the LDS Church located at 4560 West Cedar Hills Drive, Cedar Hills, Utah 84062, and was preceded by a viewing at 10am also at the LDS Church.Funeral arrangement were by Warenski Funeral Home at 1776 North 900 East, American Fork, Utah 84003.

  
  

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  [S364] Family Rcds: HALLMARK, John Ivy. Norma Dorine Hallmark Hawkins born: 1 March 1916, Cove, Union, Oregon, bapt: 5 Oct 1924, Endowed, Married & sealed 27 May 1942 SLC Temple, md to William Lester Hawkins Note from John Ivy Hallmark to Pam Hallmark Wagner [S440] Family Rcds: HALLMARK, Steven James. I got a call from Kit Hawkins, who is Aunt Norma's son to tell us that Aunt Norma passed away Monday morning [email Wednesday]. She had been in a rest home for several years with dementia and indicated that she hasn't known he family for the last year or so. She was 93. It made me grateful that Dad knew who we were, for the most part, before he passed away. The funeral is Tuesday Dec 29th in American Fork and I will be attending and they asked me to be one of the passbearers -- that's the least I can do for our Dad. Email from Steve, who is to be a pallbearer at Norma's funeral Date: 23 December 2009 [S289] Family Rcds: HALLMARK, James David. Ivy Aubra Hallmark md Mary Luella Grow on 25 March 1915 in LaGrande,Union Co, Oregon Family group sheet filled out by bother Ronald Grow Hallmark and records of grandmother, Mary Luetta Rawson Grow [S289] Family Rcds: HALLMARK, James David. Mr. Ivy A Hallmark announces the marriage of his daughter Norma to Mr. W. Lester Hawkins on Wednesday, 27th of May, 1942, Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah Wedding announcement from Norma to David Hallmark