Norman James Sackmann

Norman James Sackmann passed peacefully from natural causes on December 29, 2018.

Norman was born in Lind, WA on December 11, 1933 in the midst of a winter blizzard on the family wheat farm. Norman attended school from K through 12 in the Lind School District. It was there in high school he met the true love of his life—Joyce Aleene Zarndt. Joyce and Norman married on August 29, 1954. They were blessed with three children—Sandra, Jerry, and Sheryl.

Norman proudly served two years in the US Army—six months in San Francisco, CA, six months in Colonial Heights, VA, and a year in France. He return...