 KNUDSEN, NORMAN LEROY August 23, 1927 - April 1, 2014 Norman L. Knudsen, resident of San Jose, CA. Born in Omaha, reared in Council Bluffs; Norman graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School, and then enlisted in the Navy in 1945. He attended University of Omaha for one semester, and then in 1946 joined the Navy to become an Aviation Electronics Technician. He was honorably discharged in 1948. He finished his education at the University of Omaha obtaining a B.A. degree in Chemistry. Next, he traveled to New Mexico for graduate studies at the University of New Mexico, where he met and married Evaughn Bennett in 1952. After living in Boulder, CO, Dallas, TX, Albuquerque, NM (Sandia Corp.), and Vancouver, Canada, Norman and his family moved to San Jose, CA to work at Lockheed Corp. from 1974 to 1989. Norman is survived by his wife, Evaughn; three sons, Mark, Vance, and Eric; one sister, Reita Formanek of Council Bluffs, Iowa. His other sister, Janice Fay, died in 2003. Memorial Service to be held at 11:00 am, April 13, 2014 at the Neptune Society Chapel at 798 South Second Street, San Jose. In lieu of flowers, send a gift to the Alzheimer's Association.
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