Norma Hoover of Kincardine dies at the age of 100

Norma Ethelwyn Hoover (née Young), died peacefully at her residence, Trillium Court in Kincardine, Nov. 4, 2016, at the age of 100.

Born Aug. 3, 1916, in the Young home on the banks of the Grand River, she was one of six children born to Harry and Winnie (née Martindale) Young. She celebrated her 100th birthday this past August surrounded by family; "getting the whole gang together" as she liked to say.

At her birthday party, Norma said she was feeling good, and certainly did not feel a century old. When asked her secret to longevity, she just smiled and said she wasn't sure, but there she was at 100 years of age. Perhaps she had lived a long, happy life because she was always busy, working, snowmobiling, and camping.

She and her husband, Wes, operated an oil-distribution company in Caledonia. They retired to Kincardine where they lived for several years on Princes Street, and where she continued to live after he died until moving to Trillium Court.




 
Predeceased by her son, Kenneth Hoover, and his wife, Shirley (née Flowers); brothers, Oliver Young (Marjorie), Kenneth Young (Vicky) and Jack Young; sister, Dorothy Shannon (Ted); and sister-in-law, Frances Docherty.

A funeral to celebrate Norma’s life will be held at the Davey-Linklater Funeral Home, Kincardine, Thursday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m., followed by visitation until 9 p.m. Transfer will be made to Miller Funeral Home, Caledonia, where visitation will be held Friday, Dec. 9, from Noon to 2 p.m., followed by the interment at Caledonia Cemetery.

Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.



Norma Hoover (centre) celebrates her 100th birthday in August at Trillium Court, with her grandson Grant (left) and his wife, Ann, of Kincardine