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Janice Norling Obituary
Janice was born in Elbow Lake, Minn., and graduated from Moorhead State College in 1961. Jan taught school for 40 years in diverse cities such as Wilmar, Minn., Reno, Nev., Anchorage, AK., San Diego, Calif., Thousand Oaks, Calif., and her last 13 years in Vacaville, Calif., before retiring to Florida with her husband of 49 years, Lloyd Norling.
While teaching at Fort Richardson, AK., in 1961 to 1962, Janice met and married Lloyd after a three-month courtship. They have one daughter, Deidre (Dee) Tokiwa who was born in England while they were living there.
Janice is survived by her husband, Lloyd; daughter, Dee Tokiwa;, son-in-law, Grant Tokiwa; beloved grandson, Riley Tokiwa; brother, Frank Sandberg; sister, B'Ann Bartz; brother-in-law, Joel Bartz; nephew, Steven Bartz; niece, Rachel Bartz; and numerous cousins, aunts and uncles. Jan also had a sister, Marlys Brown who preceded her in death at age 43 due to cancer.
At her request, a private celebration of life will be held in lieu of formal services. Arrangements are entrusted to the MedCure Organization of Portland, Ore. Donations in her memory may be made to Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis, Calif., 95616.
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D. Stroble
October 27, 2025
You was one of my favorite teachers Mrs. Norling.
Montgomery Family
November 14, 2010
It sadens us to see you go Jan. You were so caring about our whole family. May we meet again on the other side.Rest in pease Mrs. Norling
Mike Powles
November 9, 2010
Mrs. Norling was one of my favorite teachers in school. She taught us a lot more than normal school curriculum. She taught us philosophy on life, which I don't think a lot of 5th Grade teachers do. When I look back on school, the year I was in her class holds the most fond memories and a lot of that was because of her. I was in her class 1988-1989 at Fairmont School. God speed, Mrs. Norling -Mike P.
November 8, 2010
How quickly go the years. What happened to the time? How brief our stay. Yet what a big impact one like you can have on others. We are honored to have been considered part of your realm of friends, Jan.
Darrel and Jo Ann Akers
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