Norman Wayne Newport died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 of lung cancer at the age of 89. He lived a long, full, and fruitful life.

Norman was born on October 26, 1936, to Alvin and Mildred Newport in Hayes Center, Nebraska. He was the second child of four children, joining older brother Jim and later younger sister Gwen and younger brother Bill. His family moved around quite often during his early years until 1944, when they settled at the family home south of Trenton, Nebraska, in the Cornell precinct. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1955. He was enlisted in the Army from November 1956 – September 1959.

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