Stephen John Norling, who in retirement worked as a newspaper reporter in Wisconsin, died Friday, March 5, in Friendship. He was 81.
Norling was born May 15, 1939, at the family home north of Hawkins, to Orville and Sophie (Sekola) Norling. He served in the U.S. Air Force, finishing his education there before his honorable discharge in 1959.
The following year he married Donna Watts, with whom he had four children: Bret, Lance, Wendy and Grant. In 1994, he married his wife of 27 years, Edie Casey.
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Norling held more than 100 jobs during his life, from trapping as a teen to retiring from Kwik Trik Corp., and many others in between. In retirement, Norling kept working, serving as a freelance writer and photographer. He most frequently reported for The (Elroy) Messenger of Juneau County.
Memorial services will be announced at a later date.
