Walter M. Norton

1925 - 2016

Walter M. Norton, 91
HARPSWELL - Walter M. Norton of Harpswell died on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Born in Harpswell on May 19, 1925, he was the fourth son of George Edward and Hattie Cheney Merriman Norton.
Enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Force in 1943, he served for two years as a navigator. In 1952, he married Helen P. Appell of York, Pa. He graduated from the University of Maine as a civil engineer in 1950, and received an M.A. in commercial insurance from the Wharton School of Finance, Philadelphia, in 1975.
Walter owned and operated the Norton Insurance Agency/Norton Financial for over 20 years, and was president of Casco Cable, a subsidiary of Susquehanna Com- munications. He was a member of the Elijah Kellogg Church in Harpswell, and a past president of the Brunswick Rotary Club.
Walter, a lifelong resident of Harpswell, cared deeply about Harpswell, and the environment; loved to garden; and enjoyed traveling to exotic places.
He is survived by his wife, Helen A Norton, of Harpswell; daughters Helen Coon and her husband John, of Brunswick, Nena M. Norton of Harpswell, and Sandra N. Davis of Topsham; a brother, Andrew A., of Brunswick, and his wife Cheryl; two sisters, Hannah N. Dring of Harpswell, and Augusta Duncan of Lynn, Mass.; along with five grandchildren, Hannah, Aryn and Hallie Coon of Brunswick, and Craig Davis and Nathan Norton of Topsham; and nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by three brothers, George Edward Norton Jr., Charles Edwin Norton, and Warren Victor Norton.
A celebration of his life will be held at 4 p.m. on July 23 at their home, 126 Skassen Lane, in Harpswell, for family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to the
Harpswell Historical Society
929 Harpswell Neck Road, or:
Harpswell Heritage Land Trust
153 Harpswell Neck Road, or:
Bigelow Laboratory
P.O. Box 380
East Boothbay, ME 04544, or:
an organization of one's choosing.