Norma Christina Hall-Ashford

Albany -

Norma Christina Hall, 81, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2023, with loved ones by her bedside. She was born in Guyana, South America on December 25, 1941, to the late Robert E. Hall Snr. and Walterine Fraser-Hall.
She started her career as a pupil teacher at Queenstown R.C. School in Georgetown, Guyana. After a couple of years, she decided to join the medical field as a nurse. She spent numerous years in different departments in Georgetown and Suddie Hospitals, advancing in positions of nurse midwife, operation room nurse, and charge nurse.
Norma migrated to the United States of America in 1970 and lived her entire life in Albany, NY. In a very short time, she passed the licensure exam and became a Registered Nurse (RN). Throughout her career in the U.S., she provided services as an RN, an operation room nurse and a private duty nurse for various institutions and clients. She worked at Albany Medical Center Hospital, St. Peter's Hospital, VA Albany Health, and the last 35 years with Central Nursing Services in Troy, NY.

She was the head usher from the early beginnings of the Black Catholic Apostolate on Thornton Street in Albany, NY. For several years, she worked diligently to help create a warm, welcoming environment for members and visitors.
Norma had many loves; traveling to Guyana, watching TV shows, listening to Oldies, and crocheting. For example, she enjoyed watching live medical surgeries and treatments, game, crime and drama shows, Mexican TV Series with English subtitles, and Queen of the South. She also enjoyed listening to "Oldies, Traditional, and Caribbean Gospel" songs.

She was predeceased by her parents Robert E. Hall Snr. and Walterine Fraser-Hall; loving husband Robert Ashford; son Terell Spruill-Hall, brothers-in-law Stanley Harper, Oswald Abrams, Winston Ashford, and nephew Garry Elliott of the United Kingdom.

Her memories will live on through: her children Ronda Nunes (Ricky Snr.), Nicky Pobee Mensah, Yvetta Parson, Aretha Louisor, William Lutterodt, Scott Spruill Hall, Denis Carmichael; her siblings Sherry Moyce of the United Kingdom, Lucille Harper, Robert Hall Jnr. (Amanda), Joan Abrams, Moreen McLennan, Yvonne Prescott (Ronald Snr.), Cheryl Hall; her grandchildren Nateisha Watson, Ricky Nunes Jnr., LaQuasia Douglas, Amirah Douglas; her great-grandchildren Legacy, Trinity, Az'seriah, Amir; her nieces and nephews Diann Gerson, Wayne Moyce, Julie Hester, Lydia Kate, Gail Elliott all of the United Kingdom, Leah Canton (Jeffrey), Llouana Harper-Louis (Richard), Christopher Hall, André Abrams (Katinea Miller), Alexis Abrams (Morris Blake), Antón Abrams, Brian McLennan Jnr., Sophia McLennan, Roseanne McLennan, Sharon Prescott, Ronald Prescott Jnr. (Carrie), Monique Marshall, Douglas Watson Jnr., Sharon Klass, Donna Hercules, Cheryl Hercules, Karen Julianelle, Karen Bedell, Keisha King, Kameisha King, Warren Giddings; in-laws Claire Shepherd Douglas, Hamilton Ashford, and Rudolph Ashford; her God-children (not already listed) Marva George, Cirra Wintz, Allison Bob, Jalanni Giddings, Jacqueline Mitchell, Candida Mitchell, and others.
Her cousins Jean Maloney, Celia Gaskin of the United Kingdom, Venus Carmichael, Malcom Fraser III, Meryl Castello, Patricia Fraser, Elizabeth Fraser, Florence Fraser, Candace Anderson, Sylvester Carmichael, Raleigh Waldron, Eugene Ward, Claude Ward, Veronica Fraser, Monica Fraser, Peter Fraser, Reginal Roach, Prince Roach, Denise Roach, Cecily Barrington, Janice Williams, Colin Carmichael, Patricia Nelson, Yvonne Fraser-Gray, Patsy Dinzey, Anthony Shields, Hyacinth Hall, Sandra Hall, Beryl, Carlotta, Andrea, Jennifer, Agatha Carol, Nicholas, Bridget, Andrew, Keisha, all of Guyana, South America and others, too many to mention.
Her friends Fr. Kofi Amissah, Br. John, Martin Amissah, Henry Pobee Mensah, Dale Acker, Frank Acker, Gail Acker, Donald Hercules, Carmen Hercules, Olwyn Giddings, Randolph Giddings, Carlton Giddings, Megan Fields, Valerie King, Stella Reid Best, Myrtle Dazell, Maureen Hewitt, Patricia Allen, Jan Luniewski, Blessing Oki, Chief Edwin Kaliku, Patience Kaliku, Sister Elizabeth Lutterodt, Pauline Permaul, Br. Fraser, Patricia Fraser, Loreen Burgess, and many others.

Special Thanks to St. Peter's Health Partners Hospice in Albany, NY, Patricia and Steve Messinger, Odessa and Odette Fraser, and Natasha Hazel.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be contributed to the Black Catholic Apostolate, 76 Menand Rd, Menands, NY 12204.

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