Eiliv M. Norvik

Captain Eiliv M. Norvik died peacefully at Heron Point in Chestertown, MD on Friday, January 23, 2009. He was born in Bergen, Norway on October 21, 1911, the son of the late Gunhild Elizabeth and Lauritz Norvik. At the age of 16 he came to the United States. He attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, NY, and St John’s University in Queens, NY. Eiliv started his career as an Ordinary Seaman in the Merchant Marine in 1935, and then sat for his Third Officer’s license in 1937. In 1938 he was commissioned an Ensign in the US Naval Reserve. As a Ships Master in the US Military Sea Lift Command and a Commander in the US Navy, Captain Norvik served our country skillfully and bravely in WW II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. He was awarded many decorations for his nearly 40 years of Military Service. He is predeceased by his beloved wife of 52 years, Margaret Gunning Norvik, and survived by their children, Anne N. Altieri and her husband Edward of Cary, NC, Susan N. Arsenault and her husband John of Baldwin, MD. Also surviving are his four grandsons and ten great grandchildren, David Arsenault and his wife Evelyn and their children Matthew, Christina and Sarah of Yorba Linda,CA, Cmdr Alan Arsenault and his wife Anne Marie and their children Alexandra and Aidan of King George, VA, Thomas Altieri and his wife Katherine and their children Edward, Andrew, and Julie of Hillsborough, NC, and Russell Altieri and his wife Danielle and their children Emily and Nicholas of Cary, NC. He is also survived by his sister Edel Arnesen and several other loving relatives in Bergen, Norway. He is also predeceased by his second wife, Janet Pullman Norvik and survived by her children, Susan Willets, Nancy Lynch, Cynthia Woolley, Wesley Pullman and their children and grandchildren. Special friend, Peggy Heim, of Heron Point also survives. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January, 31, 2009, at 11:00 AM at the Presbyterian Church of Chestertown, MD. Interment will be held in the Southold Presbyterian Church cemetery in Southold, Long Island. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Presbyterian Church of Chestertown, 905 Gateway Drive, Chestertown, MD 21620, or to Chester River Hospice, 6602 Church Hill Road, Suite 300, Chestertown, MD 21620. Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, 130 Speer Road, Chestertown, MD 21620.

Eiliv M. Norvik

October 21, 1911 - January 23, 2009