On June 13, 1952 he married Bonnie Tarrell in Canistota. The first sixteen years of their marriage was spent on a farm northwest of Canistota.  In the spring of 1967 Norman went to Manpower Training School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where he studied electricity, refrigeration and repair of appliances. In 1968 he had a farm sale and moved to Bison, South Dakota where Norman had taken a job with Grand Electric Company.

In 1969 they returned to Canistota, South Dakota and Norman started a job at AMPI in Freeman, South Dakota as a field repair serviceman.  In 1972, Norman started his own business in Canistota called Whites Electric which he ran until his death in September of 2009.  He also taught the Electric Program at Mitchell Tech in Mitchell, South Dakota for one semester and he was employed at Stewarts in Sioux Falls, South Dakota as a Mechanical tech for five years and did a number of Mission projects, including work at the Rosebud Christian Center.

Norman was a charter member of the Sioux Empire RSE & IAEI.  He served on the Canistota School Board and was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and served on the board.  He was a 4-H Leader and member of the Lion Club, Farmers Union and Volunteer Fire Department and he was a former Boy Scout Leader.  He was member of the SD Electrical Council and the SD Plumbing Associations.

He enjoyed spending time with his family, going to auctions and gardening.