Retired Havre Fire Chief Norman Maze passed away of natural causes on November 27, 2021 at Northern Montana Hospital with his son and daughter at his side.
Norman was born May 8, 1929, in Havre. He was one of 13 children of Luther and Louise Maze. He attended local schools and assisted his family on the farm until he entered the Army in 1946. After basic training at Fort Lewis, WA, he was stationed in Japan as a member of the Occupying Forces. The high point of his time in Japan was shaking hands with General Douglas MacArthur when he was serving as a member of his honor guard.
He returned to Havre and worked as a telephone lineman. It was then he met his future wife, Margaret DeMars. They were married on Dec. 8, 1951 and were blessed with three sons and a daughter. After several years working as a lineman and in construction he began the career he would hold for the next 40 years when he was hired by the city of Havre as a fire fighter in 1956.