Norman grew up during the heart of the Depression and worked on the family farm until he bought his first car. He had a "make-do" attitude and a love of tinkering that epitomized the term "Necessity is the mother of invention," and led to his lifelong hunt for a bargain. His children fondly remember some of his inventions, such as a washing machine/apple grinder-the press was a tire jack that pressed against a floor joint-a bean shelter from a washtub wringer, and a seed planter from a length of pipe so he didn't have to stoop. He loved his children. When they were young, he made a teeter-totter from a long board set on an old sleigh and slings from lengths of rope and a board. As he tinkered, there were always children, and later grandchildren, working along with him. Although he only went to school through the eighth grade, he was a self-taught engineering wizard. Norman worked as a welder at Bath Iron Works for two years during World War II, doing his part for the war, since he could not join. After the war, he went to work for Irving Tanning Co. in Hartland, where he was employed 42 years until his retirement in 1988.
husband. He enveloped everyone he met with that love and also had a never-ending interest in the world around him. Throughout his working life, he left early in the morning, worked at his hard job, and still found time to take care of a small farm, cut and haul wood for extra money and assist others who he felt needed his help with their life challenges. He went to work every day of his life except when very ill, even during some of the worst snowstorms Maine could dish out. When he retired, he traveled the country with family on a great adventure, seeing the sights from Maine to California. He then took up a job delivering the Rolling Thunder Express and enjoyed earning "a little pocket money" so he could continue to tinker, find bargains in Uncle Henry's, and still meet different people. At the age of 75, he learned to use a computer so he could keep in touch with his family all over the country and also took up genealogy..
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Norman Munn<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Aug 18 1924 - Athens, Athens, Somerset, Maine, United States<br>Marriage: Spouse: Lynette Tracy Smith - Mar 9 1943 - Maine, United States<br>Marriage: Spouse: Edith Jacqueline Smith - Oct 2 1953 - Maine, United States<br>Residence: 1930 - Athens, Somerset, Maine, United States<br>Residence: 1935 - Same House<br>Residence: 1940 - Athens Town, Somerset, Maine, United States<br>Residence: Mar 9 1943 - Athens, Me<br>Residence: Oct 2 1953 - Athens, Me<br>Death: May 2010 - Palmyra, Palmyra, Somerset, Maine, United States<br>Burial: 2010 - Palmyra, Somerset, Maine, United States of America<br>Parents: Merrill Albert Munn, Norah Maybelle Munn (born Robinson)<br>Spouses: Lynette Tracy Munn (born Smith), Edith Jacqueline Munn (born Smith)<br>Siblings: Caroline G Hart (born Munn), Gladys Munn, Beryl Jefferies (born Munn), Claudie Munn, Onal Bertran Munn, Robert Munn
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