Mary Normark, 69, of Tioga, ND passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at her home in Tioga, ND.

Mary Esther (Anderson) Normark was born September 6th, 1953 in Stanley ND to Wesley and Hazel (Schey) Anderson. Mary was raised in Tioga where she graduated High School in 1971. She attended Williston State College for a short while for nursing.

On November 11th, 1972, she joined in marriage to the love of her life, Lawrence (Lars) Normark. From there they moved to Oregon for a short period of time while Lars pursued photography classes. After that, they moved to Ogden, Utah where she worked at a gas station.

As time went on, they wanted to get back to their roots so they moved back to Tioga in 1984, where they purchased a piece of land and a new home where she lived out the rest of her life. During this time she worked at Mark-It Foods until she went to work for Medical Arts Press. When MAPs closed she went to work for Braun Trucking until she retired.

Cody Wayne made her family complete in June 1987. Her and Lars had eagerly awaited his arrival. She was VERY proud of their baby boy!

Mary loved spending time with her granddaughters, Shelbie and Lucy. They were the light of her life! She loved to go camping and fishing, playing pinochle for hours and especially loved it when she beat Lars. She also loved spending time with her friends and family.

Mary is survived by her son, Cody (Stephanie) Normark; grandchildren, Shelbie and Lucy; brother, Ron (LaVon) Anderson; brother-in-law, Darrell (Judy) Travis, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lars; brother, Philip Anderson; sister, Sandra Fetzer; brothers-in-law, Harley Fetzer; Jon Normark and Merlin Johnson; and sister-in-law, Evelyn Johnson.