Lorraine J. “Punky” Norman, 94, of Asbury Court Living Facility in Des Plaines, IL, formerly of Morrison, IL, died Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Asbury Court.
Lorraine was born December 27, 1928, in Morrison, to Jessie and Louise M. (Arians) Knox. She was educated in the Morrison grade schools and was a 1946 graduate of Morrison High School. On October 1, 1947, she married David Norman, Jr. in Davenport, IA. He died September 11, 1986. For many years Lorraine worked as a Bookkeeper. She retired in 2002 from Navigant International, a corporate travel agency in Chicago, IL. Lorraine enjoyed reading, quilting, sewing, cooking, and shopping.
Survivors include he daughters, Bonnie L. Norman and Jodee K. Norman, both of Madison, WI, Holly (Steve) Haney of Hoffman Estates, IL, and Julie Norman-Geerts of Fulton, IL; three grandchildren, Jennifer Haney, David Haney, and Emily (Valentin) Cortes; several nieces, nephews and cousins. She will also be missed by many close friends from school, work, and her time at Asbury.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, David; sisters, Dorothy Mae Collins and Marian Schipper; son-in-law, David Geerts.
There will be no Visitation.
A Memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Dalmus Meeks, Retired Pastor.
A private Interment will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison, IL.
Memorials to the American Heart Association and the Alzheimer’s Association have been established.