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Obituary
Nancy
A. Norvell
Nancy A.
Norvell, 76, of Clarks died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at Bryan
Lincoln General Hospital East in Lincoln.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in
Grand Island, with the Reverend Randy Fett officiating.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Wagner Funeral Home in
Central City. Burial will be at approximately 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the
Nemaha Cemetery East of Auburn
Mrs. Norvell was born on May 29,
1933, in Humboldt to Clifford and Marjorie (Strain) Ross.
She married Robert E. Norvell on March
1, 1953, in Auburn.
Survivors of the immediate family include her husband, Robert of Clarks;
three sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Marsha
Norvell of Omaha, Mark and Crystal
Norvell of Geneva and Max and Laura
Norvell of Grand Island; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Kathleen and Arnold Hottovy of Lincoln and Kristen and Kurt
Kuhn of Clarks; 15 grandchildren, two step grandchildren, four step
great-grandsons and the 1st great-granddaughter is expected in June.
Additional survivors include sister-in-law, Wanda Grendahl of Spokane,
Washington; brother-in-law, Jim (Sherry)
Norvell of Washington, Missouri. She had no siblings, but
Delores Keithley, Donna Davis and Norma Willhoft, were like sisters to
her.
She grew up in the Auburn area graduating from Auburn High School in 1951.
She also attended University Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha for nurse's
training. She and Robert lived in San Diego, California, as Bob was in the
Navy. They lived in various Nebraska towns where Bob worked as an
educator. Nancy was a homemaker and
mother, and worked at times as a medical assistant. They spent several
years in Adams and Clarks.
Nancy was a member of the Saint Paul's
Lutheran Church and the Sarah Circle in Grand Island. She was the wedding
coordinator for the church for many years. She volunteered for Stephen's
Ministry and Saint Francis Cancer Center. She enjoyed her pets, plants,
flowers and anything to do with gardening. She always said her greatest
accomplishments were her children and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and many aunts and uncles.
Memorials are suggested to Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Grand Island,
Hope Harbor or the Humane Society in Grand Island.
The Grand Island Independent
Thurday
March 18, 2010
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