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Norma Jean Wysocki, age 87, of Old Saybrook passed away on May 5 at the Gladeview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Old Saybrook. She was the beloved wife of the late Frederick Wallace Wysocki. They were married on Feb. 14, 1954, and he predeceased her on Oct. 17, 2014. Norma was born on March 11, 1933,, in Winthrop, Massachusetts, the daughter of Waino A. and Lillian (Steadman) Johnson.

She worked as an operator for New England Telephone “Ma Bell” and was also a dispatcher and driver for the M&J Bus Company. Norma volunteered for 15 years as an EMT for the Old Saybrook Ambulance Association. She was an avid reader, quilter, photographer, crafter, and cake decorator. Her life was her grandchildren. They came to realize that she was the “real Santa Claus.” She loved to spoil them by taking them to “Toys R Us” and on many mystery rides.

Norma leaves her six children, Frederick W. Wysocki, of Denmark, Maine; Donna W. Rochette (William E. Rochette) of Old Saybrook; Wayne F. Wysocki (Janet Wysocki) of Old Saybrook; Philip A. Wysocki of Petersburg, Kentucky; Debra W. Morrow (Col. Craig Morrow); and Brian D. Wysocki (Robin Wysocki) of Old Saybrook. She also leaves her beloved 14 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, and lots of loving relatives and friends.

Interment will be privately held in the Riverside Cemetery in Old Saybrook. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Norma’s name to the Old Saybrook Ambulance Association, PO Box 437, Old Saybrook, CT 06475. To share a memory of Norma or send a condolence to her family, please visit www.rwwfh.com. Arrangements are in the care of the Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home in Centerbrook.