EL CAJON, Calif., and DEXTER – Norma Darlene (Trefethen) Karram died July 1, 2007, in California. She was born Nov. 10, 1948, in Dexter, to J. Winifred (Ellis) and Lyston A. Trefethen, then of Corinna. Norma spent her early years on the Ridge Road, Corinna. She had great memories of the McKusick’s, the Frost’s and her Grandpa and Grandma Trefethen’s. Norma’s family moved to Dexter prior to her starting school. They lived on three corners in Dexter, Main and Forest Streets, Forest and Maple Streets and almost at the corner of Maple and Pleasant Streets. She attended Pleasant Street School, NH Fay Junior High and Dexter High School. She graduated from Dexter High School in 1967, exactly 40 after her father graduated from NH Fay High School. Norma spent many summers of her childhood attending Mechuwana, the Methodist camp in Maine. In 1969, Norma worked clearing the original “village” with the “Dirty Dozen.” The memories of her times and friends at Mechuwana have been precious. Norma attended the University of Maine, spent time in Mississippi and Kansas City before returning to Maine and graduating from the University of Maine in Orono, May 1973. Norma’s love of and addiction to libraries began at the age of seven, when she got a library card at Abbott Memorial Library, Dexter. It continued through working at Fogler Library at University of Maine in Orono, the Library of Michigan and the University of California San Diego, UCSD, Library in California. To the UCSD library camping group and other loved co-workers and patrons of the library, thanks for the memories. While in Michigan, Norma met and married Bishara S. Karram, July 1976. Their children are sons, Tuhan B. Karram, born in Flint, Mich., and Rabeah B. Karram, born in Nazareth, Israel; and daughter, Reham B. Karram, born in Nazareth, Israel. Norma is also survived by her sister, Lonna D. (Trefethen) Seguin and her husband, Charles, of Bangor and their family, Andrew P. Seguin and his wife, Michele R. Decker, of Somerville, Mass., and Timothy A. Seguin, of Davie, Fla. She is also survived by her mother’s two brothers and their extended families, S. Blake and Edna May Ellis of Brunswick and Dean G. and Lorraine Ellis of Newmarket, N.H.; and by Bishara’s family of nine brothers, two sisters and extended families in Israel. A funeral service was held Friday July 6, in El Cajon, Calif., with burial at Singing Hills Memorial Park, El Cajon, Calif. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. June 15, at First United Methodist Church, 703 Essex St., Bangor. In lieu of flowers Norma wishes you to make gifts in her memory to Mechuwana, P.O. Box 277, Winthrop, ME 04364.
NORMA DARLENE (TREFETHEN) KARRAM
