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Born: 1913

Died: 1974

Married: Hazel

Children: Sharon Lee Bishop, Velma McCall

Norbert "Pete" Higgins served as a village policeman before opening [Upper Broadway Grocery] at 226 Broadway.

He is buried in Saint Bernard's Cemetery.

Note: His little used first name sometimes appeared as "Norbet."

Adirondack Daily Enterprise, April 21, 1952

Trout Plentiful In Weekend Catch

Several fishermen with sunburned hands and nothing else won't agree, but "Pete" Higgins claims fishing over the weekend was very good.

Higgins' store, official weighing station for the Club and State fishing contests, nearly turned into a fish market yesterday. Saumier, of street, checked in a three-pound rainbow trout. The prize was registered in the local contest.

Later, Perrino, of Gabriels, came in with a catch of four speckled trout weighing a total of five pounds, 10 ounces. The largest fish was two pounds, eight ounces and the catch ranged in length from 11 to 18 inches.

Adirondack Daily Enterprise, September 13, 1974

Norbert Higgins

SAN RAMON, CALIF. - Norbert (Pete) Higgins, 61, died suddenly Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jerry (Velma) McCall.

Mr. Higgins was born in Hudson, N.Y. and had lived most of his life in Saranac Lake, N.Y. He graduated from Saranac Lake High School in 1932, and operated the [[Higgins Taxi|Higgins Taxi Service and the [[Trudeau Bus|Trudeau Bus Line with his father. For nine years he was a member of the Saranac Department, and from 1945 to 1966 operated the Upper Broadway Grocery in Saranac Lake.

He moved to California in 1967 and was employed at K-Mart Sporting Goods in Sacramento until his death.

Mr. Higgins was an avid hunter and fisherman and was the inventor of the "Wawbeek Wobbler, a fishing spoon. He was one of the founders of the Adirondack Hunting Club around 1955.

His parents were James and Louise Miller Higgins.

Survivors besides Mrs. McCall are another daughter, Mrs. James (Sharon) Bishop of Saranac Lake; six grandchildren; and a sister, Haase of Saranac Lake.

The Fortune Funeral Home in Saranac Lake has charge of funeral arrangements which are incomplete at this time. His family requests that in lieu of flowers, friends wishing to remember Mr. Higgins make donations to the William Wallace Scholarship Fund or to Santa's Jukebox in care of Bruce McNamara at the Saranac Lake Police Department.

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 '''Married''': Hazel
-'''Children''': [[Jim%20Bishop|Sharon Lee Bishop]], <span>Velma McCall
+'''Children''': [[Jim%20Bishop|Sharon Lee Bishop]], Velma McCall
 '''Norbert "Pete" Higgins''' served as a village policeman before opening [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Higgins_Upper_Broadway_Grocery|Higgins Upper Broadway Grocery]] at 226 Broadway.
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 ''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', April 21, 1952
-'''<span>Trout Plentiful <span>In Weekend Catch'''
+'''Trout Plentiful In Weekend Catch'''
-<span>Several fishermen with sunburned<span> <span>hands<span> <span>and<span> <span>nothing<span> <span>else<span> <span>won't <span>agree, but "Pete" Higgins<span> <span>claims <span>fishing over the weekend was very <span>good.
+Several fishermen with sunburned hands and nothing else won't agree, but "Pete" Higgins claims fishing over the weekend was very good.
-<span>Higgins'<span> <span>store,<span> <span>official<span> <span>weighing <span>station<span> <span>for<span> <span>the<span> <span><span><span><span><span><span>[[Saranac%20Lake%20Fish%20and%20Game%20Club|Club]]<span> <span>and<span> <span>State<span> <span>fishing<span> <span>contests, <span>nearly<span> <span>turned<span> <span>into<span> <span>a<span> <span>fish<span> <span>market <span>yesterday.<span> <span><span>[[Percy%20Saumier| ]]<span>[[Percy%20Saumier|Saumier]],<span> <span>of<span> <span><span><span>[[38%20Margaret%20street| ]]<span>[[38%20Margaret%20street|street]],<span style=""> <span>checked<span style=""> <span>in<span> <span>a <span>three-pound<span> <span>rainbow<span> <span>trout<span>. <span>The <span>prize<span> <span>was<span> <span>registered<span> <span>in the local <span>contest.
+Higgins' store, official weighing station for the [[Saranac%20Lake%20Fish%20and%20Game%20Club|Club]] and State fishing contests, nearly turned into a fish market yesterday. [[Percy%20Saumier| ]][[Percy%20Saumier|Saumier]], of [[38%20Margaret%20street| ]][[38%20Margaret%20street|street]],<span style=""> checked<span style=""> in a three-pound rainbow trout. The prize was registered in the local contest.
-<span>Later,<span> <span><span>[[Henry%20Perrino| ]]<span>[[Henry%20Perrino|Perrino]],<span> <span>of<span> <span>[[Gabriels|Gabriels]], came in with a catch of four <span>speckled trout weighing a total of <span>five pounds, 10 ounces. The largest<span> <span>fish<span> <span>was<span> <span>two<span> <span>pounds,<span> <span>eight <span>ounces<span> <span>and<span> <span>the<span> <span>catch<span style=""> <span>ranged<span> <span>in <span>length from 11 to 18 inches.
+Later, [[Henry%20Perrino| ]][[Henry%20Perrino|Perrino]], of [[Gabriels|Gabriels]], came in with a catch of four speckled trout weighing a total of five pounds, 10 ounces. The largest fish was two pounds, eight ounces and the catch<span style=""> ranged in length from 11 to 18 inches.
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 '''Norbert Higgins'''
-<span>SAN<span> <span>RAMON,<span> <span>CALIF.<span> <span>- <span>Norbert<span> <span>(Pete)<span> <span>Higgins, 61, <span>died suddenly Wednesday at <span>the home of his daughter, Mrs. <span>Jerry (Velma) McCall.
+SAN RAMON, CALIF. - Norbert (Pete) Higgins, 61, died suddenly Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jerry (Velma) McCall.
-<span>Mr.<span> <span>Higgins<span> <span>was born<span> <span>in <span>Hudson,<span> <span>N.Y. and had lived <span>most of his life<span> <span>in<span> <span>Saranac <span>Lake, N.Y. He graduated from <span>[[Saranac%20Lake%20High%20School|Saranac Lake High School]] in <span>1932, and operated the [[Higgins%20Taxi|Higgins[[Higgins%20Taxi| ]]<span>[[Higgins%20Taxi|Taxi Service]] and the [[Trudeau%20Bus|Trudeau[[Trudeau%20Bus| ]]<span>[[Trudeau%20Bus|Bus Line]] with his father. For <span>nine years he was a member <span>of<span> <span>the [[Saranac%20Lake%20Police%20Department|Saranac]]<span><span><span><span>[[Saranac%20Lake%20Police%20Department| ]]<span>[[Saranac%20Lake%20Police%20Department|Department]], and from 1945 to <span>1966<span> <span>operated<span> <span>the<span> <span>Upper <span>Broadway Grocery in Saranac <span>Lake.
+Mr. Higgins was born in Hudson, N.Y. and had lived most of his life in Saranac Lake, N.Y. He graduated from [[Saranac%20Lake%20High%20School|Saranac Lake High School]] in 1932, and operated the [[Higgins%20Taxi|Higgins[[Higgins%20Taxi| ]][[Higgins%20Taxi|Taxi Service]] and the [[Trudeau%20Bus|Trudeau[[Trudeau%20Bus| ]][[Trudeau%20Bus|Bus Line]] with his father. For nine years he was a member of the [[Saranac%20Lake%20Police%20Department|Saranac]][[Saranac%20Lake%20Police%20Department| ]][[Saranac%20Lake%20Police%20Department|Department]], and from 1945 to 1966 operated the Upper Broadway Grocery in Saranac Lake.
-<span>He moved<span> <span>to California in <span>1967 and was employed at K-Mart<span> <span>Sporting<span> <span>Goods<span> <span>in <span>Sacramento<span> <span>until<span> <span>his death.
+He moved to California in 1967 and was employed at K-Mart Sporting Goods in Sacramento until his death.
-<span>Mr.<span> <span>Higgins<span> <span>was an<span> <span>avid <span>hunter and fisherman and was <span>the inventor of the "Wawbeek <span>Wobbler,'' a fishing spoon. He <span>was one of the founders of the <span>Adirondack<span> <span>Hunting<span> <span>Club <span>around 1955.
+Mr. Higgins was an avid hunter and fisherman and was the inventor of the "Wawbeek Wobbler,'' a fishing spoon. He was one of the founders of the Adirondack Hunting Club around 1955.
-<span>His parents were James and <span>[[Louise%20Higgins|Louise Miller Higgins]].
+His parents were James and [[Louise%20Higgins|Louise Miller Higgins]].
-<span>Survivors<span> <span>besides<span> <span>Mrs. <span>McCall<span> <span>are another <span>daughter,<span> <span>Mrs.<span> <span>James <span>(Sharon)<span> <span>Bishop<span> <span>of<span> <span>Saranac <span>Lake; six grandchildren; and <span>a<span> <span>sister,<span> <span><span><span>[[Alma%20Higgins%20Haase| ]]<span>[[Alma%20Higgins%20Haase|Haase]] of Saranac<span> <span>Lake.
+Survivors besides Mrs. McCall are another daughter, Mrs. James (Sharon) Bishop of Saranac Lake; six grandchildren; and a sister, [[Alma%20Higgins%20Haase| ]][[Alma%20Higgins%20Haase|Haase]] of Saranac Lake.
-<span>The [[Fortune%20Funeral%20Home|Fortune Funeral Home]] <span>in Saranac Lake has charge of <span>funeral<span> <span>arrangements<span> <span>which <span>are<span> <span>incomplete at this time. <span>His<span> <span>family<span> <span>requests<span> <span>that<span> <span>in <span>lieu of flowers, friends wishing <span>to<span style=""> <span>remember<span> <span>Mr.<span style=""> <span>Higgins <span>make donations to the William <span>Wallace Scholarship Fund or <span>to Santa's Jukebox in care of Bruce<span> <span>McNamara<span> <span>at<span> <span>the <span>Saranac<span> <span>Lake<span> <span>Police <span>Department.
+The [[Fortune%20Funeral%20Home|Fortune Funeral Home]] in Saranac Lake has charge of funeral arrangements which are incomplete at this time. His family requests that in lieu of flowers, friends wishing to<span style=""> remember Mr.<span style=""> Higgins make donations to the William Wallace Scholarship Fund or to Santa's Jukebox in care of Bruce McNamara at the Saranac Lake Police Department.