Norma Jean Koch, a woman of many words and many stories. Norma Jean Koch, or at the Presbyterian Manor, Jean Koch, has a story full of twists and turns. It all starts with his grandfather, who was the Count of Hathaway, in Germany. He and other counts came to the United States, most likely as stowaways, and arrived at Ellis Island. From there he was supposed to meet a man who would teach him a trade, but this man died on the long journey to New York. When this happened he became a shoemaker. As soon as he had enough money, he married Anna Canterwin Valpol. Anna was a professional French dressmaker. As Jean recalls, “All she needed to make a beautiful dress was a notepad, a pen and a measuring tape. In fact I think he could measure them once and remember them for as long as someone lived. From there she had her birth mother, who learned to sew in the same way as Anna. Her parents met in the summer of 1920 and married in 1921. Not a year later the eldest of her family, Lucy, was born. Lucy's story ended with a tragic twist. After a heart attack and stroke made her u...