Attended University of Chicago, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Partner: Stephen Sinon (1946-2007)
Manager, University of Chicago’s Regenstein Library Course Reserves
Divisional Administrator, Humanities Collegiate Division, University of Chicago
Died June 22, 2024
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Early
Norah (1956)
“Norah, Sept 2, 1956”
“Norah, Sept 2, 1956” (Picture in Upper Left Might Be Campaign Flyer for William F. O’Donnell)
“Norah, Sept 2, 1956”
“Norah, Sept 2, 1956”
Norah (1956)
Norah (1956)
Norah (1956)
Norah (1956 or 1957)
“Norah, May 22, 1957”
Norah, From Envelope of Negatives, 1957
“Norah, May 22, 1957”
Norah (1957)
Norah (1957)
Norah (1957)
Norah (1957)
Norah, From Envelope of Negatives (1957)
Norah, From Envelope of Negatives (1957)
“Norah” (1957)
“Jim & Norah, June, 1957”
“Mary Ellen and Norah June, 1957” L to R: Mary Ellen, Norah, Mary’s Friend, Elizabeth Schmidt
“Norah, June, 1957”
“Norah, July, 1957”
“Norah, July, 1957”
“Norah, July 1957”
“Norah July, 1957”
“Norah, July, 1957”
“Norah, July, 1957”
“Norah, July, 1957”
“Norah, July, 1957”
“Norah, July, 1957”
“Norah, July 4, 1957”
“Norah, July 4, 1957” Soooo Big
“Norah, July, 1957”
Mom’s Caption Wrong. Kevin With Norah. July 4, 1957
Norah, With Kevin. July 4, 1957 (Negative)
“Mom and Norah, July, 1957” Double Exposure
“Norah, July, 1957”
“Mary Ellen & Norah, June, 1957” (Blurred Original) Mary Ellen (L), Norah in Middle, and Mary’s Neighborhood Friend Elizabeth Schmidt. (And Ghostly Picture of Kevin Behind Back Door)
“Mom, May, 1957” Norah in the Stroller
Norah, With Mom, Around 1957 (Double Exposure)
“Norah” (In Norah’s Handwriting on Back) (1958)
Norah (1958)
Norah (1958)
Norah (1958)
Norah (1948)
Norah (1958)
Rear: Sis, Jim, Kevin. Middle: Mary Ellen, Mom, Dad. Front: Paul, Norah (1956)
“Christmas Day 1956” Front: Kevin, Sis, Jim, Paul. Rear: Mary Ellen, A Very Thin Mom, Norah, Dad
Christmas, 1957, With the Infamous Artificial Tree. L to R: Paul, Norah, Sis, Mary Ellen, Kevin. Ann: “Wow look what it did to Norah’s hair.”
“Norah, May, 1957”
“Paul, Mary, Ann, Norah July 1961” Ann (L), Paul, Norah, Mary Ellen
Ann (L) With Norah, 1962
Norah, Missing Her Front Teeth, and Ann, 1962. “I had nothing to do with that in spite of the smile,” Ann says, defensively.
“Sis, Norah, Mary Ellen,” First Communion (1958)
1960. L to R, Rear: Kevin, Sis, Jim. Middle: Mary Ellen, Paul. Front: Ann, Norah
1960. L to R, Rear: Kevin, Sis, Jim. Middle: Mary Ellen, Paul. Front: Ann, Norah
1960. L to R, Rear: Kevin, Sis, Jim. Middle: Mary Ellen, Paul. Front: Ann, Norah
“Norah” (1960)
“1961” Ann (L), Norah (C), Mary Ellen
Ann (L), Norah (C), and Mary (R), With Eileen White Ironing on Left and Unknown on Right. April 2, 1963
Norah
St. Anne–Class Pictures–Grade 5, 1966-1967. Norah: Top Row, Third From Right
“Norah, Ann, & Robin Weber” (May 1966)
“Ann and Norah” (July 1961)
Norah, Age 6, Missing One of Her Front Teeth. August, 1962. Lake Minocqua. Looks Like Sis in Right Background
Ann and Norah (January 1961)
Rear: Mary Ellen, Margaret. Front: Ann, Norah (July 1963)
Norah Directs, Produces, Writes, and Stars In A Play. Or Is Marrying an Underage Couple (1965)
“Norah & Ann Prep for Mino[c]qua Trip” (August 1962). Ann Looking Worried About Being Alone in a Canoe With Norah, Even in the Back Yard. Ann says: “I told her I wanted to sit in the front.”
“Ann, Mary Ellen, Norah” (1962). Ann A Little More Confident Now With Mary On Board
“Paul, Kevin, Ann, Norah, Mary, Sis. Mino[c]qua Cottage” (August 1962)
Everybody With Nana (1962). L to R, Rear: Paul, Jim, Sis, Kevin; Front: Mary, Nana, Norah, Ann.
Norah (L) and Ann, C. 1963
Norah (L) and Ann, C. 1963
Ann and Norah, C. 1963
Norah, July, 1963
Ann Leaving Hospital (July 1963)
Ann Leaving the Hospital (July 1963) (Negative)
Mary Ellen and Norah (1963?)
Christmas, 1965 Ann (L) and Norah. Ann: “God, I was cute.”
Christmas, 1965 Norah (L) and Ann
Norah
Middle
L to R: Dad, Ann, Norah. and Kevin (March 1968)
Kevin, Norah, Ann, Dad (March 1968). Negative of Previous Picture
Norah
Norah (L) and Ann, C. 1966-1967 (Negative)
Norah (Mugging In The Middle Of The Rear Row) and Ann (Front Right), May, 1967. Norah’s Birthday Party
Norah (Mugging In The Middle Of The Rear Row) and Ann (Front Left), May, 1967. Norah’s Birthday Party. Variant Picture. Negative
Norah. (Picture Printed July 1967 But Taken Earlier in the Year)
Norah, Divine Savior High School Graduation (1973?)
Norah
Norah, May 1969. Norah on her 8th grade graduation?
Norah
“Norah, Sis, Spring, 1976” (Don’t See Norah, Though)
Norah
Later
Stephen Sinon (1946-2007)
Stephen Sinon-Sophomore-Ottawa (Illinois) HS Yearbook (1962)
Stephen Sinon-Sophomore-HS Yearbook
Stephen Sinon-Ottowa HS Yearbook-Graduation Picture (1964)
Stephen Sinon-National Honor Society-Ottowa HS Yearbook (1964)
Norah’s Burial
Norah’s Ashes Under the Purple Covering (2024)
Norah’s Funeral (2024)
Norah’s Funeral (2024)
Norah’s Funeral (2024)
“The Gang, August 1974” Tyler On Floor. L to R Front: Leah, Ann, Norah, Mary. Center: Sis. Rear: Paul, Kevin, Tim Reiter, Friend of Paul’s, Susan, Friend of Mary’s
“Christmas, 1975” L to R Front: Kevin, Tyler, Jon, Norah, Leah, Ann. Rear: Tim Reiter, Dad, Mary Ellen, Mom
“Christmas, 1975” Front: Ann, Sis, Tyler, Jon, Norah, Leah. Rear: Tim Reiter, Dad, Mom, Mary Ellen. Kevin Taking Picture
Christmas, Around 1976. L to R: Paul, Jonathan, Sis, Norah, Mary Ellen
“Christmas, 1977” L to R: Mary Ellen, Jon, Norah, Tyler, Sis, Ann (A Short Tree That Year)
Probably Mom and Dad’s 35th Wedding Anniversary Dinner. If So, 1979. L to R: Kevin, Jonathan Reiter, Leah Lampone, Mary Ellen, Norah, Mom, Dad, Sis, Tyler Reiter
Christmas, 1978. L to R: Susan Henzl, Jim, Mary Ellen, Tyler, Jon (in Front), Mom, Dad, Norah, Ann, Sis, Kevin, Leah Lampone, Paul
Christmas, 1978. Front: Mary Ellen, Jon, Tyler, Norah, Ann. Rear: Susan, Jim, Mom, Dad, Sis, Leah, Paul, Kevin
Christmas, 1978. Middle Row: Dad, Mary, Sis, Mom. Back Row: Ann, Jim, Susan Henzl, Paul, Leah Lampone, Kevin, Norah. Front: Unremembered, Jonathan Reiter, Tim Reiter?
Christmas, 1978. L to R: Kevin, Susan Henzl, Mary Ellen, Mom, Dad, Norah, Jonathan, Sis, Tyler Leah Lampone, Ann, Jim
Christmas, 1978. L to R: Susan Henzl, Jim, Mary Ellen, Tyler, Jon, Mom, Dad, Norah, Ann, Sis, Kevin, Leah Lampone, Paul
Christmas, 1978. Front: Jonathan (Half Hidden), Tyler. Middle: Dad, Mary, Sis, Mom. Rear: Ann, Jim, Susan Henzl, Paul, Leah Lampone, Kevin, Norah
“Twin Lakes, July, 1978” L to R: Sis (?) in Rowboat, Mom, Jon, Tyler, Mary, Ann, Norah
Christmas, 1980. Front: Tyler, Sis, Jon, Mary Ellen, Susan Henzl. Rear: Paul, Dad, Ann, Norah, Mom, Jim, Leah
Christmas, 1980. L to R Front: Tyler, Sis, Jon, Mary Ellen, Susan. Rear: Dad, Norah, Ann, Mom, Jim (Kevin’s Fingers on Left)
“Xmas 1980” Grant Blvd. L to R Front: Tyler, Sis, Jon, Mary Ellen, Susan, With Top of Kevin’s Head (Front and Low). Rear: Dad, Norah, Ann, Jim, Mom, Leah
L to R: Tyler, Sis, Mary Ellen, Kevin, Norah, Leah Lampone (Summer 1980)
“Christmas, 1983” L to R: Tyler, Ann, Norah, and Mary Ellen
L to R: Norah (Rear), Mary Ellen, Dad (Back to Camera), Friend of Mary, Sis
Christmas, Late 1980s. At Rented House in Fox Point. Michael in Front. L to R On Couch: Mary Ellen, Tyler, Norah (Hidden), Sis. (Ann thinks it was in Whitefish Bay.)
Christmas, 1984. Norah, Kevin, Leah With Danny (?)
Christmas 1984. From Left: Ann, Michael, Dan, Jon, Norah, Jim
Christmas 1984. Dad in Center, Norah on Right, Paul and Judy Behind. In Front: Dan?
Paul’s Wedding Reception (December 31, 1983). L to R: Paula Kortsch Manske, Norah, Paul
“April 13, 1986” Mom With Norah
Christmas, Late 1980s. L to R Front: Michael, Danny. Behind Them: Mom, Leah, Norah, Susan. Third Row: Sis, Ann, Judy Powers, Mary, Jim. Top Row: Dad, Kevin, Paul, Tyler, Jon
“Xmas, 1991” The Girls. L to R: Sis, Norah, Mary Ellen, Ann
“Xmas 1991” Sis, Norah, Ann, Mary Ellen
“Xmas, 1991” L to R: Mary Ellen, Tyler and Jonathan Reiter, Norah, Sis, Dan O’Donnell
“Birthday [Mary’s], April, 1991” Front to Back: Norah, Jon, Mary With Camera, Tyler, Mom, and Michael
“Birthday–Mary, April, 1991” L to R: Leah, Dad, Kevin, Norah, Mary, Tyler
Christmas, 1996. L to R: Norah, Jim. Sarah, Ann
Christmas, 1996. L to R: Caitlin, Norah, Jim, Sarah, Ann
“July, 1985 Ann–Norah–Tony” L to R: Ann, Tony, Norah
“July, 1985” The Girls. L to R: Mary Ellen, Norah, Ann, Sis
Christmas, Late 1980s. L to R Front: Michael, Danny. Behind Them: Mom, Leah, Norah, Susan. Third Row: Sis, Ann, Judy Powers, Mary, Jim. Top Row: Dad, Kevin, Paul, Tyler, Jon
Unknown Event. L to R: Mom, Aunt Donna Kortsch, Dad, Daniel O’Donnell, Ellen Kortsch White, Leah Lampone, Michael O’Donnell, Norah, William F. O’Donnell
Jon’s Birthday? (1992). L to R: Jon, Mary Ellen, Dad, Kevin, Norah, Leah Lampone
Sarah With Norah
Danny on Left, Sis, Norah, Dad–and the Chocolate Cake. Around 1990-1992
L to R: Jon, Tyler, Unknown, Mary, Jim Behind Mary, Dad, Kevin, Dan, Michael, Sis, Norah
Norah’s Birthday? Grandview House. L to R: Mary, Sis, Dad, Kevin, Norah
“Great Grandpa’s B-Day” (2003). Left: Sis, Norah, Kuba, Mary Ellen, and Patrick. Right: Danny Kneeling, Dad and Kevin in Rear, Ania and Viktor, Jonathan, Tyler, and Kim Reiter Holding Madison (Inscription Might Be Wrong. Could Be Birthday Celebration for Sis and Dan. July 2003)
Summer. Around 1999-2000. Norah, Dad, Sis, Mom, Patrick in Background. With Mom’s Cheesecake in Pride of Place
Christms Dinner, Late 1980s. L to R Around the Table: Mom, Paul, Judy Powers, Ann, Jim, Dad, Kevin, Jon, Tyler, Mary Ellen, Norah (Sis Taking Picture)
“Norah Move, August, 1989” Sis, Resting
Mary (L) and Norah
L to R: Jon, Norah, Dad, Kevin, Leah, Tyler
An Event at the Grandview House. L to R: Friend of Tyler’s, Tyler, Sis, Dad, Jonathan, Leah Lampone, Kevin, Mary Ellen, Norah
Portrait of the Girls (1991). L to R: Norah, Mary Ellen, Ann, Sis. (“That’s what a coupon for a free portrait will get you”–Ann’s observation.)
Dad in Rear. Norah (L), Mary Ellen, Sis
L to R: Sis, Mary Ellen, Norah
L to R: Norah, Mom, Mary Ellen, Sis
L to R: Norah, Mary Ellen, Sis
Norah, Mom, Mary Ellen, Sis
“Norah”
“Norah” Yup,That’s Norah. At Mom & Dad’s 40th Wedding Anniversary
Standing on Left: Norah. Seated on Right: Donna Kortsch. Rear Right: Kevin
Mom and Dad’s 40th Wedding Anniversary. Front: Mary Ellen and Norah. Rear: Sis, Mom, Dad, Kevin
From Left: Norah, Mary Ellen, Sis
“Mary Ellen, Norah, Margaret, John Gruenwald” From Left: Mary Ellen, Norah, Sis, and a Friend of Mary’s
The Girls (L to R): Mary Ellen, Ann, Sis, Norah. At Mom and Dad’s 50th Wedding Celebration (1994)
The Girls (L to R): Ann, Mary Ellen, Norah, Sis. Mom and Dad’s 50th Wedding Celebration (1994)
Mom and Dad’s 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration, Pfister Hotel (1994). Rear: Mary Ellen (L) and Sis, Front: Ann (L) and Norah
Front: Ann (L) and Norah. Rear: Mary Ellen (L) and Sis. Photographer says where to look, so everybody does–except Norah
Rear: Mary Ellen (L) and Sis. Front: Ann (L) and Norah
Friend of Tyler’s, Tyler, Friend of Jon’s, Mary Ellen, Jon, and Norah
Mom and Dad, And Their Children. Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary. Front: Jim (L) and Kevin (R). Rear, L to R: Mary Ellen, Sis, Paul, Norah, and Ann (1994)
Birthday Party at Grandview House (1998). Norah and Dad, With Mom’s Famous Chocolate Cake
L to R: Paul, Sis, Tyler (?), Jonathan (?), Norah, Mary Ellen, Leah’s Brother, Dad. Ann’s comment: “Are those O’Donnells playing a sport?”
L to R: Tyler, Sis, Mary Ellen, Kevin, Norah, Leah Lampone (Summer 1980)
Norah, With Dan and Michael (1985)
“August, 1995.” L to R: Norah, Patrick, Sis, Leah, Susan, Jim
Dad, Norah (C), Mary Ellen (1995)
Dad With Norah (C) and Mary (1995)
Sis (L) and Norah
Lunch at Mary’s Apartment in Chicago. L to R: Dad, Norah, Sis, Mary Ellen
Sisters’ Weekend in Chicago (April 2001). L to R: Norah, Ann, and Sis.
Dad’s 90th Birthday (September 2008). Seated: Madison, Marion, Dad, Megan Holding Nicholas, and Dan. Middle: Tyler Holding Billie, Kim, Jim, David Ferrie, Mary Ellen, Ann, Norah, Kevin, Brian, and Jon. Rear: Bridget O’Donnell, Her Sister ______, Mary Jo, Ania and Viktor, Patrick, Paul, and Probably Michael Hidden Behind Jon
