Norma Jean Nori Olson Hoffman

What does one say about a friend who was beautiful, funny, spontaneous, laughed and sang in her sleep, and left us on June 13, 2010, to charm all the angels in heaven. Nori was born in Chicago and lived many places before she and Art Houlihan discovered Whitefish sometime in the early 90s. They built their log cabin on Swift Creek at the head of Whitefish Lake and settled in to an exciting life in the mountains where each day found them wind surfing, hiking, skiing, cycling, golfing, playing tennis or taking a horseback trip into the Bob. The past several years they have split their time between Florida and Maine and trips to exotic destinations all over the world. Nori delighted in visits to her children, Jan, Lori and Harry and their families. She had two granddaughters, three grandsons and one great-granddaughter. Nori was a harbinger of goodness and fun and during her years in Whitefish she gathered many friends who will honor her with a Nori Day on her birthday, July 17. Cycling friends are asked to gather at 10 a.m. at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Edgewood (next to Piggy Back Barbeque) in Whitefish on Saturday, July 17, for a bike ride to Meadow Lake Golf Course for lunch. Or choose another activity Nori loved. There will be a potluck picnic that evening at 7 p.m. at Sun Crest Beach on Lacy Lane just off Wisconsin Avenue near Mountain Harbor to share Nori stories and sing songs around the campfire. For those who will be unable to attend Nori Day, please raise your glass and toast Nori at 7 p.m. wherever you might be. Call 862-1377 or 862-3675 for details. Nori was a hospice volunteer who cared deeply for her clients and it was fitting that hospice served her during her illness. Any donations to hospice would be welcome.