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This Book of Memories memorial website is designed to be a permanent tribute paying tribute to the life and memory of Norma Wallingford. It allows family and friends a place to re-visit, interact with each other, share and enhance this tribute for future generations. We are both pleased and proud to provide the Book of Memories to the families of our community.

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Diane Pencin

Norma Wallingford called me after reading an article about our knitting group that meets at The Danbury apartments in Cuyahoga Falls. She joined our group and was a welcome member who was a prolific knitter of beautiful Items she donated to several different community services. We became friends and I enjoyed her company, her thoughtfulness and laughter. She always accepted an invitation to lunch, to a craft demo or whatever and when some of the events were not of great interest to her, she was such a good sport and enjoyable company it was not time wasted. She was a loyal member of St Eugene and a very social person who enjoyed serving brunch to her fellow parish friends and her neighbors. She had so many talents and willing to share them with others but she especially looked forward to the weekly Sunday dinner with her son, a teacher in East Cleveland, who brought stories (and his laundry) and entertaining experiences to share with his beloved mother. She joined us as a widow with a very large three story house she loved and surrounded by great neighbors also loved. But gradually she began to consider moving and the thought of down-sizing was daunting. It was difficult to say good-bye to her long time familiar surroundings but she bravely made a decision to move to the Danbury which she had found attractive and comfortable. We saw her thru the move and the problem search for an interested buyer for her beloved piano, but, fortunately, the Danbury agreeably made room for it in their second floor lounge. Fortunately, I say, because we got to hear her play and she was magnificent – although we tried to talk her into putting on a performance for us she opted not to – she preferred to play alone and whenever she felt the urge, enjoyed the convenience of walking down the hall and enjoying the solitude of her music. It was then she felt at home. We prayed for her upon learning of her illness and we will miss her presence but are grateful that she left this life, and good memories for us, and God willing, has entered a better one to join with friends and family who passed before her and have welcomed her back with joy and love.
Thursday June 11, 2015 at 2:23 pm
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