CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Norman Ray Ham, 83, of Clearwater, Fla., and formerly of Linton, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2006 at Mease Countryside Hospital.

In 1974, he moved from Linton to New Port Richey, Fla., and then to Clearwater in 1996.

He was a veteran of World War II. He retired as an Industrial Engineering Technician from the Naval Weapons Support Center, Crane, in June 1972. He was a member of the Church of Christ in Clearwater, the DAV, and the American Legion.

Survivors include: his wife Rachel; two sons, Ronald Ham of Cozumel, Mexico, and Gene Ham of Indianapolis; two grandchildren, Toni Bosten of Indianapolis, and Monica Ham of Honolulu, Hawaii; a stepson Thomas Skoug of LaCrosse, Wis.; two stepdaughters, Dyanne Rinke of Milwaukee, Wis., and Sharon Hammes of LaCrosse, Wis.; eight stepgrandchildren; and two step great-grandchildren.

Funeral service will be today at Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home in Clearwater, Fla.