Norma Heikkila

Norma Heikkila

Norma Heikkila of Babbitt passed away on January 6, 2026.

She was born October 11, 1931, to Alice and William Thompson. She went to school at Waasa in Embarrass and also Ely Memorial High School.

She married Raymond Nori of Palo in December of 1950 and together they had 6 children. They divorced in 1963. In July of 1966, she married John W. Heikkila of Babbitt and they had 2 children.

She loved hard work. She spent her time gardening, crocheting, knitting, cooking and baking. Her specialties were her finnish "squeaky cheese", known in Finland as Leipajuusto (bread cheese), homemade bread and her finnish biscuit. She also loved to get outside and chop wood. No one ever left her house hungry as she was always putting out more food and baked goods. In addition to being a homemaker, she worked at various places and retired from the Ely Hospital after 15 years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John W Heikkila, mother and father Alice and William Thompson, brothers Kenneth and Larry Thompson, sons Curtis and Randall Nori, and grandson Jace Heikkila.

Service will be held at the Good Shephard Lutheran Church in Babbitt, at 11am, on Saturday, January 24th. Family visitation will begin at 10am.

A family burial will be held at a later date.