Webb Genealogy - Person Sheet
Webb Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameNorman Albert Sturm 
Death24 Oct 1982, Martinez Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Martinez, Contra Costa County, CA, USA8,9,1230
MemoServices at Salas Brothers Funeral Chapel
Census1920, Oakland, Alameda County, CA, USA1231
MemoLine 12: Norman Sturm, age 5. Listed as grandson of Margaret McColl. The only other person in the household is Margaret McColl, the 18 year old daughter of Margaret McColl.
Census1930, Modesto, Stanislaus County, CA, USA789
MemoLine 19: Norman A Sturm, son. Age 16 born in California.
OccupationPolice Officer804
Employment1945, Korea, Asia1232
MemoServed in Korea with US Army for 18 months
Residence1937, Oakland, Alameda County, CA, USA1232
MemoLived with his mother after getting married.
Residence1940, Modesto, Stanislaus County, CA, USA1232
MemoLived near intersection of F and 6th Street
ResidenceAug 1946, Modesto, Stanislaus County, CA, USA1232
MemoMoved to house on 2nd and G Street
Residence1951, Modesto, Stanislaus County, CA, USA1232
MemoMoved to house on Haddon Street
FlagsDeceased, Military
FatherAlbert Ludwig Sturm (1889-1951)
MotherVerna Isabel Hotchkiss (1892-1964)
Spouses
Burial12 Jul 2011, Acacia Memorial Park, 801 Scenic Dr., Modesto, Stanislaus County, CA, USA1233,1234
FatherCharles M Craig (~1886-1937)
MotherMartha Ann Morgan (1897-1973)
Marriage6 Aug 19341236
Marr MemoObituary indicates it was in 1934 rather than 1937.
Notes for Norman Albert Sturm
Obituary for Norman A. Sturm Sr.:
A service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Salas Brothers Funeral Chapel for retired Modesto Police Lt. Norman Albert Sturm Sr., 68, who died Sunday in the Martinez Veteran’s Administration Hospital after a short illness. Burial will be in Acacia Memorial Park.
After trying his hand early in life at such professions as iceman, beer truck driver, soldier, boxer and firefighter, Mr. Sturm chose law enforcement in 1943.
He gained the reputation of being a “tough cop” because he issued more than 3,000 traffic citations from 1943 to 1955. For his first 15 years, he rode a motorcycle and survived two serious accidents. Mr. Sturm moved to Modesto in 1923 from his native Sacramento. He joined the Army in 1933 and served three years. He also served during World War II and the Korean War.
It was during his Army service that Mr. Sturm learned the art of boxing and while on duty in Hawaii came within one bout of winning a Hawaiian service championship. He continued his boxing career in Modesto before moving his headquarters to Oakland. A professional boxing career was cut short due to an arthritic condition but Mr. Sturm, then a welterweight, had won 40 of his 44 contests.
Mr. Sturm worked for two years as a fireman in Modesto before transferring to the police department. He was promoted to sergeant and traffic division commander in 1949, and took charge of the police records division upon his promotion to lieutenant in 1963. Two years later he was appointed a watch commander in the patrol division.
He had intended twice to retire before finally making it official in 1970. He was a member of the Peace Officer’s Association.
He leaves his wife, Lorna Sturm of Modesto; one son, Norman Jr. of Modesto; two daughters, Beverly Ann Partlow of Atwater and Lenore Lynn Tuers of Modesto; two brothers, Harvey Hanson of Berkeley and Albert Sturm of Sutter Creek; two sisters, Evelyn Christiansen of Modesto and Queenie Dorvell of Atwater; his stepmother, Ruby Sturm of Modesto; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.1237
Norman once gave his sister (Evelyn Christiansen) a speeding ticket. Her husband Carl didn’t really like him and told me the story of the ticket as a reference to Norman’s character.
A service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Salas Brothers Funeral Chapel for retired Modesto Police Lt. Norman Albert Sturm Sr., 68, who died Sunday in the Martinez Veteran’s Administration Hospital after a short illness. Burial will be in Acacia Memorial Park.
After trying his hand early in life at such professions as iceman, beer truck driver, soldier, boxer and firefighter, Mr. Sturm chose law enforcement in 1943.
He gained the reputation of being a “tough cop” because he issued more than 3,000 traffic citations from 1943 to 1955. For his first 15 years, he rode a motorcycle and survived two serious accidents. Mr. Sturm moved to Modesto in 1923 from his native Sacramento. He joined the Army in 1933 and served three years. He also served during World War II and the Korean War.
It was during his Army service that Mr. Sturm learned the art of boxing and while on duty in Hawaii came within one bout of winning a Hawaiian service championship. He continued his boxing career in Modesto before moving his headquarters to Oakland. A professional boxing career was cut short due to an arthritic condition but Mr. Sturm, then a welterweight, had won 40 of his 44 contests.
Mr. Sturm worked for two years as a fireman in Modesto before transferring to the police department. He was promoted to sergeant and traffic division commander in 1949, and took charge of the police records division upon his promotion to lieutenant in 1963. Two years later he was appointed a watch commander in the patrol division.
He had intended twice to retire before finally making it official in 1970. He was a member of the Peace Officer’s Association.
He leaves his wife, Lorna Sturm of Modesto; one son, Norman Jr. of Modesto; two daughters, Beverly Ann Partlow of Atwater and Lenore Lynn Tuers of Modesto; two brothers, Harvey Hanson of Berkeley and Albert Sturm of Sutter Creek; two sisters, Evelyn Christiansen of Modesto and Queenie Dorvell of Atwater; his stepmother, Ruby Sturm of Modesto; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.1237
Norman once gave his sister (Evelyn Christiansen) a speeding ticket. Her husband Carl didn’t really like him and told me the story of the ticket as a reference to Norman’s character.