Nora Isabel Hale

Nora Hale, at the honorable age of 98 years… formerly of Carrington, N.D., exchanged this life for greener pastures with her Lord and Savior! Her home going was Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Evergreens of Moorhead in Moorhead, Minnesota.

She was born Nora Isabel Lemay on December 12, 1920 on a family farm/Carrington, N.D. She attended school in a one room country school house, first through eighth grade. While growing up with her parents and sisters in Carrington, N.D., she would later happily reside, marry and raise her family.

On October 28, 1936 she married Clifton L. Hale, the love of her life, and raised five children! They lived and loved life, celebrating 72 years of marriage!! In their early 20’s they decided to spread their wings and moved to California with a small family of two. Amongst many job adventures, they shared a part ownership in a fishing boat business, raising their children on fishing and homegrown love! In 1947, they relocated back to Carrington, with an extended family of four children. By 1950 they grew to a family of seven!!

They built a home, worked, volunteered and celebrated life in Carrington where they were active members of the community and Federated Methodist Church for many years. Retirement in the early 80’s found them relocating to Hemet, CA for a few years, but finally migrating back to where their hearts were. Their final settling was in Fargo, N.D.

Nora Hale is survived by her five children; Vern (Betty) Hale, Laguna Niguel, Calif., Louise (Tim) Shortell, Arcadia, Calif., Ronald Hale, Ontario, Calif., Gary (Joyce) Hale, Beaumont, Calif., Della (Kenneth) Hagen, Fargo, N.D.; 19 grandchildren, and 27 great-grandchildren; one sister, Donna Suckut, Fargo, N.D.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Hazel and Roscoe Lemay; two sisters, Alice and Darlene; her husband, Clifton; three great-grandchildren, Todd Winterburn, Paul Hale and Jeffrey Hale.