Norma Elease Washington
February 1, 1951 - April 1, 2020
Norma Elease Washington was born on Feb. 1, 1951, in Hanover, Jamaica. She was the fourth of 8 children born to Lynette and David Robinson. Norma attended primary school and High School while residing in Jamaica. She became an elementary school teacher and took a great interest in education. She loved imparting knowledge as well as inspiring her students. In 1978, Norma moved to South Orange, New Jersey and began to pursue and successfully attain a Bachelors and Master of Science from Montclair State College (now Montclair University). Because she was such a motivated individual, she went on to receive her BSN in an accelerated nursing program at Farleigh Dickinson University. This would be her main career up until she retired from nursing in 2012. In 1987, she met the love of her life Richard Washington. They decided to get married in April of 1990 and moved to Somerset, NJ where they would begin their life together. On Nov 27, 1991, she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Katrina Michele Washington. She worked for the Newark and Irvington Board of Education as a school nurse as well as being a nurse for multiple penitentiaries in the local area. Norma loved the Lord and served as a Deaconness and Usher board President while she attended New Creation of the Apostolic Faith in Somerset, NJ. She was diagnosed with dementia after experiencing memory loss in 2012. She would ultimately succumb to the disease after a long eight-year battle on April 1, 2020. She leaves to treasure her memory, her dear Husband Richard Washington, her daughter Katrina Washington.
Norma Elease Washington was born on Feb. 1, 1951, in Hanover, Jamaica. She was the fourth of 8 children born to Lynette and David Robinson. Norma attended primary school and High School while residing in Jamaica. She became an elementary school... View Obituary & Service Information