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Curley -- Norma Kathleen Link Curley, born to Michael Vincent and Virginia Mary Link on August 16, 1948 in Ottumwa, Iowa. Norma attended Catholic schools throughout her educational career. She graduated from Walsh High School in Ottumwa as Valedictorian in 1966. Graduated from Creighton University in Omaha, magna cum laude with a degree in Nursing, 1970. Norma married Ed Curley on January 23, 1970 in Ottumwa, IA. They lived and worked in Omaha, NE until 1972 then moved to Buffalo Grove, IL. Norma then attended the University of Illinois in Chicago from which she graduated with a Masters degree in Psychiatric Nursing in 1976. Norma worked in the field of Psychiatric Nursing from 1973-1977 in Illinois and from 1984-1992 in Albuquerque. Her years of 1977-1984 were devoted to raising two adopted sons, Michael and Andrew. Norma was an active part of Our Lady of Fatima Community in Albuquerque as a parent while her sons attended grade school, as a volunteer organist for Sunday Mass, and as the one responsible for the training of altar boys. Norma was preceded in death by her father, Michael, 1955, and is survived by her mother, Virginia Link, Ottumwa, IA; her husband, Louis"Ed" Curley, Albuquerque; her sons, Michael and Andrew; two sisters, Catherine Sue Maples of Harlington, TX, Margorie Jo Greenwood of Ottumwa, IA; and her brother, Joseph of Lincoln, NE. Norma succumbed to death after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She credits her ability to prolong her fight to her Catholic faith and asked that donations be directed to the Hospice Foundation, 8300 Constitution NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110. Services will be held at Our Lady of Fatima Church on Wednesday, September 1, 1999. A Rosary service will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by a Funeral Mass. Hillcrest Funeral Home 225 San Mateo Blvd. NE 265-5959
        Published on: Wed September 01, 1999