Norma Dewey Michaelis

Mrs. Norma Virginia Dewey Michaelis entered into eternal rest on January 5, 2012. She was born November 20, 1918 in Alma, Michigan and attended schools in Grand Rapids and Lansing. She was a professional dancer from the age of 12 and later traveled with the A. B. Marcus Brothers Stock Company and appeared with the Rudy Vallee Band and on the Arthur Godfrey show. She and her husband, Harold "Mac" Julius Michaelis, were wed in 1938, and the marriage lasted 60 years until he succumbed to Alzheimer's disease in 1998.

Norma was a member of the Junior League of Charleston and the Country Club of Charleston. Known to her family as "Chip," Norma was admired and loved. She and Mac and their two children were a closely knit family. Golf was a shared pastime, and their daughter Margo M. Walden is a Master Life Member of the LPGA and Sales Consultant at Lexus of Charleston. Son Harold D. Michaelis was a partner with his father in the highly successful Charleston Lincoln-Mercury dealership in the 1970's and 1980's. Norma was a woman of great strength and fortitude. She was caring and compassionate and always put her family's needs first. Her true character and strength were reflected in her care of her husband. She was strong and admirable and passed down many great life values to her children and grandchildren.

In addition to husband, Mrs. Michaelis was preceded in death by her parents Howard L. and Norma M. Dewey, her sister Barbara Jane Baker, and brothers Arthur Dewey and Howard L. Dewey, Jr. Survivors include son Harold (Doris) of Greensboro, Georgia and daughter, Margo Walden (Ginger) of Daniel Island; 5 grandchildren: Michael Michaelis (Sherlene) of Trenton, Florida; Mark Michaelis of Chiefland, Florida; Heather Oswald (Drayton) of Charleston; Rob Walden (Keli) of Daniel Island; Sue Ann (Tim) of Summerville; 4 great-grandchildren: Alex Walden, Sophie Bobola, Landon Oswald, Brittni Michaelis; and 4 step-grandchildren. Dear friends and caregivers include Julie and Craig Ortwerth, Ursula and Henry Erichsen, Beatrice McGirth, Joyce Blackburn, Bridgette Singleton, Diane Tyarks and beloved pets Benji and Charlie.

Funeral services will be private. Memorials may be made to Happy Days and Special Times/Camp Happy Days, 1622 Ashley Hall Road, Charleston, SC 29407 or Hospice of Charleston Foundation, P.O. Box 417, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465.

Arrangements are by J. HENRY STUHR, INC. MT. PLEASANT CHAPEL.