Family History - Person Sheet
Family History - Person Sheet
NameRobert Bernard Nordberg 
BirthDecember 25, 1921, Denver, Colorado1
OccupationProfessor, Dean of Education
FatherGeorge Gustav (Gustaf, Gustave) Nordberg (1901-1946)
MotherEsther Margarite Lloyd (1903-1997)
Spouses
BirthSeptember 17, 1926, Nashville, Kansas4
DeathJuly 28, 2014, Peabody, Massachusetts5
BurialAugust 11, 2014, Resurrection Cemetery, Mequon, Wiscosin5
OccupationHomemaker; teacher5
EducationB.A. in Fine Arts, University of Denver; M.Ed., Marquette University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee5
Father(John) Joseph Schulte (1896-1978)
Mother(Catherine) Connie Bartley (1902-1983)
MarriageAugust 29, 1946, Denver, Colorado6
Children(Robert) Paul (Living)
Peter Bartley (1956-2010)
Notes for Robert Bernard Nordberg
The earliest incident of my father's life that I can find in memory was of his skipping classes at Smiley Junior High School to read Shakespeare in the park. Characteristically, in this first story, he displayed streaks of dreaming and intellect like those of his grandfather and eldest son.
After service in the Army Air Corps during World War II, he earned a master's degree in psychology from the University of Colorado and a doctorate in education from the University of Denver. His first tenure-track teaching position was at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he moved with his family in 1953. In 1961, he moved to Marquette University, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He gained tenure and full professorship there and eventually became Dean of the School of Education. He authored and co-authored a number of books and innumerable articles.
My father spent much of his spare time with music and reading. He sang and played the piano by ear. His favorites were Italian operas he had learned to love while stationed in Italy in World War II. There were bookshelves throughout the house, and generally a few books on the table next to his favorite chair in the living room.
His was a genuinely non-materialistic nature. He and the family were puzzled when the time came to give gifts – his birthday and Christmas were the same – because he had a hard time thinking of anything he wanted. But he was always grateful for what came and made it part of his life.
He was sincerely interested in ideas and in other people. He fostered great loyalty in many of his students and colleagues, who remained in touch with him after his retirement and are still in contact with the family following his death.
After service in the Army Air Corps during World War II, he earned a master's degree in psychology from the University of Colorado and a doctorate in education from the University of Denver. His first tenure-track teaching position was at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he moved with his family in 1953. In 1961, he moved to Marquette University, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He gained tenure and full professorship there and eventually became Dean of the School of Education. He authored and co-authored a number of books and innumerable articles.
My father spent much of his spare time with music and reading. He sang and played the piano by ear. His favorites were Italian operas he had learned to love while stationed in Italy in World War II. There were bookshelves throughout the house, and generally a few books on the table next to his favorite chair in the living room.
His was a genuinely non-materialistic nature. He and the family were puzzled when the time came to give gifts – his birthday and Christmas were the same – because he had a hard time thinking of anything he wanted. But he was always grateful for what came and made it part of his life.
He was sincerely interested in ideas and in other people. He fostered great loyalty in many of his students and colleagues, who remained in touch with him after his retirement and are still in contact with the family following his death.