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1926
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2017
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Norma Dibbell Obituary
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Wendi Downs
April 14, 2017
When I was a little girl, you used to sing me to sleep. Fuzzy Wuzzy, Three Little Fishes, And My Hat ( in German) were my favorites. You taught me to swim, and I was always impressed by your graceful, water dancing skills. Every summer, you would take me to Disney Land. We would always stop in Solvang and at Pea Soup Andersons on the way there. You would always bribe me to go on your favorite ride with you, Pirates of the Caribbean, even though I was scared. But in return, you endured years of It's a Small World with me. Each fall, we would pick lemons, apples, plums, and avocados from your trees together. You would sing Julio Iglesias songs each Christmas, while we worked in the kitchen together, making fried orly, anise cookies, and leckerli. Your favorite candy was lemon hard candy, which you always had available when I visited. From you, I inherited, my love of the water, baking, gardening, and my whitty/sarcastic sense of humor. Many of my favorite childhood memories include you, and I will forever be grateful that you were my grandma.
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