Norma Violet Augusta MICHELSON^[1]

1916 - 2015  (99 years)

• Name	Norma Violet Augusta MICHELSON
  Nickname	Norma
  Birth	17 Sep 1916	Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN   [1, 2]
  Christening	Buffalo Lake, Renville Co., MN   [2]
  	Norma was baptized as an infant at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, and was confirmed there as a youth.
  Gender	Female
  school attendance record	1934	Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN   [2]
  	Norma played basketball until her sophomore year in high school. She excelled in Declamation (oratory, recitation with expression) her final three years. She sang in the choir, and took part in forum plays. She graduated as Salutatorian with the Class of 1934.
  Occupation	beginning in 1951	Renville Co., MN   [2]
  	From 1951-1966 Norma and Fred owned and operated Your Cafe in Buffalo Lake, followed by five years working at Freddy's Cafe in Hector. They also managed Oakdale Country Club for 30 years.
  Death	9 Nov 2015	Buffalo Lake, Renville Co., MN   [2]
  	Norma died at the Buffalo Lake Healthcare Center at the age of 99.
  Burial	14 Nov 2015	Buffalo Lake, Renville Co., MN   [2]
  	A memorial service was held at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church with interment in the church cemetery.
  Person ID	I64491	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Harold Louis MICHELSON,   b. 28 Jan 1890, Preston Lake Township, Renville Co, MN d. 5 Apr 1946, Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Amanda Gertrude HENSCHKE,   b. 17 Sep 1885, Hustisford, Dodge Co, WI d. 30 Jul 1963, Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	15 Jan 1912	Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN   [3, 4]
  	Amanda was the sister of Caroline Henschke who married Cecil, brother of Louis Michelson.
  Family ID	F4328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fredrich R. ZUELKE,   b. 4 Dec 1909, Grant, SD d. 15 Jun 1995 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1936	Hector, Renville Co., MN   [2]
  	Norma and Fred were married at the Swedish Lutheran Church.
  Children	1. Darla Jean ZUELKE   2. Robert Fredrich ZUELKE   3. Ann Louise ZUELKE
  Family ID	F7925	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Norma Michelson, 1934
  		Buffalo Lake High School, Senior Class 1934
  		1920 US Census / Michelson, H. L. Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN
  		1930 US Census / Michelson, Harold L. Buffalo Lake, Renville Co, MN
  		1940 US Census / Fred R. Zuelke Buffalo Lake, Renville, MN

  
  

• Sources

  [S5565] 1930 US Census / Michelson, Harold L. . [S5617] Norma Violet Zuelke obituary, Hantge-McBride-Hughes Funeral Chapels & Crematory, Hector, MN, November 2015. . [S4528] Lonnie Gene Baker, "Baker family information". [S5762] Zuehlke, Norma & Fred, and Marvin & Eleanor Michelson, Who's Who??? Michelson-Henschke Family lineage booklet., (published by authors).