Norma (Tupper) Fall, 82, of Haverhill, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 at the Merrimack Valley Hospital after a lengthy illness.Born in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Bessie (Martin) Tupper. She was educated in the Cambridge Public Schools and was a graduate of Cambridge High School, Class of 1945.Mrs. Fall made many career moves between her time spent as a full time mother and homemaker. Prior to her marriage, and living in Cambridge, she was first employed as a secretary in a Boston law firm. She then met and married Benjamin Franklin Fall and moved to Haverhill in 1949.As her family grew to school age she was employed by the city of Haverhill, first as cafeteria staff at J.G. Whittier Grammar School, and later as a crossing guard at the intersection of Lawrence and Fountain Streets. For many years she waited tables at the Roma restaurant in Bradford and ended her career as the company bookkeeper. She enjoyed cooking, reading, working on her braided rugs and crossword puzzles.The widow of the Benjamin F. Fall who died in 2000, she leaves a daughter, Susan F. Clarke and her partner, Richard J. Brandolini, of Haverhill three grandchildren, Sarah L. and Michael T. Clarke, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Caleb B. Fall, of Haverhill, and Haley and Shawn McAninch, all of Haverhill two great-grandchildren, Abraham T. Clarke, and Dylan McAninch a sister, Natalie Arnaud, of Florida and several nieces and nephews. The youngest of nine children, she was predeceased by seven siblings and a son, Benjamin Franklin Fall Jr. in 1988.ARRANGEMENTS: Friends and family are respectfully invited to call on Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St. (Route 125), Haverhill. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association Boston Office, 330 Congress St., 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02210. www.comeaufuneral.com.
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