Norma Graves, 94, formerly of South Sioux City, peacefully entered eternal life Oct. 28, 2018 at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City.
Funeral mass will be at 10:30 Friday, November 2,2018 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in South Sioux City. Burial will be in St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel will be from 4-8 Thursday Nov. 1, with the family present from 5-8. A Vigil service will begin at 7pm. Meyer Brothers Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.
Norma was born February 22, 1924 in Walthill, Nebraska, the daughter of John and Ollie (Rager) Vassar. She attended schools in Dakota City and Walthill. She graduated in 1941 from Walthill and sang Ave Maria as valedictorian at the ceremony. She immediately entered the workforce at the Thurston County Attorney’s office and later the 1st National Bank in Walthill.
During World War II, she moved to Monrovia, California where she and her cousin, Fernie, worked at the Schenley Distillery, which necessitated a two hour train ride to and from work. Norma returned to South Sioux City and worked for her Aunt Dora Lucart’s Uptown Café from 1943-1954. In that café she met the love of her life, Donald J. Graves, when he returned from the war. They dated for many years and married in 1955.
In May 1954 Norma began employment with Joe Morton and Son, working until 1959 when she left to take care of their first child, son Kelly and later, daughter Jean Marie. During this time she set up her home office and became the bookkeeper for their family business, Graves Construction Company. Don passed away Oct. 16, 1973.
In 1977 she returned to work with Joe Morten at Great West Casualty Company where she worked until 1993. She was a charter member of Siouxland National Bank and served on its board for 19 years.
Norma was a woman of great faith and a life-long member of St. Michael’s parish in South Sioux City. She was a member of the altar society and the choir. She served on the parish council and the school board. She was a volunteer in the classroom, on the playground, for church dinners, and of fall festivals until she was 90.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Jean Marie, and son-in-law, Brad Moore, of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota; her grandchildren Katie, Megan, Rachel and Ryan; a sister Vicki (Ron) Hoffman of Charles City, Iowa; and many very dear nieces, nephews and cousins.
Waiting to greet her in heaven are her husband Don; her son Kelly; her parents; her stepfather, Warren Berger; her brother, Bud Vassar and her stepbrother, Robert Berger.
Norma will be remembered as the loving matriarch of her family and center of all family gatherings. She was an amazing cook, a beautiful dancer, and an avid bridge player. She loved a sing-a-long and was always the life of the party. Her wit, wisdom, sass, style and smile will be greatly missed.
Norma’s family would like to express their deepest gratitude to Dr. TJ Wente, Father Dennis Meinen, the Holy Spirit Sisters, and all the loving caregivers and staff at Holy Spirit Retirement home for the exceptional physical, emotional and spiritual care she received on her walk to eternity.
[Courtesy: Meyer Brothers Funeral Home]
Funeral mass will be at 10:30 Friday, November 2,2018 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in South Sioux City. Burial will be in St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel will be from 4-8 Thursday Nov. 1, with the family present from 5-8. A Vigil service will begin at 7pm. Meyer Brothers Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.
Norma was born February 22, 1924 in Walthill, Nebraska, the daughter of John and Ollie (Rager) Vassar. She attended schools in Dakota City and Walthill. She graduated in 1941 from Walthill and sang Ave Maria as valedictorian at the ceremony. She immediately entered the workforce at the Thurston County Attorney’s office and later the 1st National Bank in Walthill.
During World War II, she moved to Monrovia, California where she and her cousin, Fernie, worked at the Schenley Distillery, which necessitated a two hour train ride to and from work. Norma returned to South Sioux City and worked for her Aunt Dora Lucart’s Uptown Café from 1943-1954. In that café she met the love of her life, Donald J. Graves, when he returned from the war. They dated for many years and married in 1955.
In May 1954 Norma began employment with Joe Morton and Son, working until 1959 when she left to take care of their first child, son Kelly and later, daughter Jean Marie. During this time she set up her home office and became the bookkeeper for their family business, Graves Construction Company. Don passed away Oct. 16, 1973.
In 1977 she returned to work with Joe Morten at Great West Casualty Company where she worked until 1993. She was a charter member of Siouxland National Bank and served on its board for 19 years.
Norma was a woman of great faith and a life-long member of St. Michael’s parish in South Sioux City. She was a member of the altar society and the choir. She served on the parish council and the school board. She was a volunteer in the classroom, on the playground, for church dinners, and of fall festivals until she was 90.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Jean Marie, and son-in-law, Brad Moore, of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota; her grandchildren Katie, Megan, Rachel and Ryan; a sister Vicki (Ron) Hoffman of Charles City, Iowa; and many very dear nieces, nephews and cousins.
Waiting to greet her in heaven are her husband Don; her son Kelly; her parents; her stepfather, Warren Berger; her brother, Bud Vassar and her stepbrother, Robert Berger.
Norma will be remembered as the loving matriarch of her family and center of all family gatherings. She was an amazing cook, a beautiful dancer, and an avid bridge player. She loved a sing-a-long and was always the life of the party. Her wit, wisdom, sass, style and smile will be greatly missed.
Norma’s family would like to express their deepest gratitude to Dr. TJ Wente, Father Dennis Meinen, the Holy Spirit Sisters, and all the loving caregivers and staff at Holy Spirit Retirement home for the exceptional physical, emotional and spiritual care she received on her walk to eternity.
[Courtesy: Meyer Brothers Funeral Home]
Norma Graves, 94, formerly of South Sioux City, peacefully entered eternal life Oct. 28, 2018 at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City.
Funeral mass will be at 10:30 Friday, November 2,2018 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in South Sioux City. Burial will be in St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel will be from 4-8 Thursday Nov. 1, with the family present from 5-8. A Vigil service will begin at 7pm. Meyer Brothers Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.
Norma was born February 22, 1924 in Walthill, Nebraska, the daughter of John and Ollie (Rager) Vassar. She attended schools in Dakota City and Walthill. She graduated in 1941 from Walthill and sang Ave Maria as valedictorian at the ceremony. She immediately entered the workforce at the Thurston County Attorney’s office and later the 1st National Bank in Walthill.
During World War II, she moved to Monrovia, California where she and her cousin, Fernie, worked at the Schenley Distillery, which necessitated a two hour train ride to and from work. Norma returned to South Sioux City and worked for her Aunt Dora Lucart’s Uptown Café from 1943-1954. In that café she met the love of her life, Donald J. Graves, when he returned from the war. They dated for many years and married in 1955.
In May 1954 Norma began employment with Joe Morton and Son, working until 1959 when she left to take care of their first child, son Kelly and later, daughter Jean Marie. During this time she set up her home office and became the bookkeeper for their family business, Graves Construction Company. Don passed away Oct. 16, 1973.
In 1977 she returned to work with Joe Morten at Great West Casualty Company where she worked until 1993. She was a charter member of Siouxland National Bank and served on its board for 19 years.
Norma was a woman of great faith and a life-long member of St. Michael’s parish in South Sioux City. She was a member of the altar society and the choir. She served on the parish council and the school board. She was a volunteer in the classroom, on the playground, for church dinners, and of fall festivals until she was 90.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Jean Marie, and son-in-law, Brad Moore, of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota; her grandchildren Katie, Megan, Rachel and Ryan; a sister Vicki (Ron) Hoffman of Charles City, Iowa; and many very dear nieces, nephews and cousins.
Waiting to greet her in heaven are her husband Don; her son Kelly; her parents; her stepfather, Warren Berger; her brother, Bud Vassar and her stepbrother, Robert Berger.
Norma will be remembered as the loving matriarch of her family and center of all family gatherings. She was an amazing cook, a beautiful dancer, and an avid bridge player. She loved a sing-a-long and was always the life of the party. Her wit, wisdom, sass, style and smile will be greatly missed.
Norma’s family would like to express their deepest gratitude to Dr. TJ Wente, Father Dennis Meinen, the Holy Spirit Sisters, and all the loving caregivers and staff at Holy Spirit Retirement home for the exceptional physical, emotional and spiritual care she received on her walk to eternity.
[Courtesy: Meyer Brothers Funeral Home]
Funeral mass will be at 10:30 Friday, November 2,2018 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in South Sioux City. Burial will be in St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel will be from 4-8 Thursday Nov. 1, with the family present from 5-8. A Vigil service will begin at 7pm. Meyer Brothers Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.
Norma was born February 22, 1924 in Walthill, Nebraska, the daughter of John and Ollie (Rager) Vassar. She attended schools in Dakota City and Walthill. She graduated in 1941 from Walthill and sang Ave Maria as valedictorian at the ceremony. She immediately entered the workforce at the Thurston County Attorney’s office and later the 1st National Bank in Walthill.
During World War II, she moved to Monrovia, California where she and her cousin, Fernie, worked at the Schenley Distillery, which necessitated a two hour train ride to and from work. Norma returned to South Sioux City and worked for her Aunt Dora Lucart’s Uptown Café from 1943-1954. In that café she met the love of her life, Donald J. Graves, when he returned from the war. They dated for many years and married in 1955.
In May 1954 Norma began employment with Joe Morton and Son, working until 1959 when she left to take care of their first child, son Kelly and later, daughter Jean Marie. During this time she set up her home office and became the bookkeeper for their family business, Graves Construction Company. Don passed away Oct. 16, 1973.
In 1977 she returned to work with Joe Morten at Great West Casualty Company where she worked until 1993. She was a charter member of Siouxland National Bank and served on its board for 19 years.
Norma was a woman of great faith and a life-long member of St. Michael’s parish in South Sioux City. She was a member of the altar society and the choir. She served on the parish council and the school board. She was a volunteer in the classroom, on the playground, for church dinners, and of fall festivals until she was 90.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Jean Marie, and son-in-law, Brad Moore, of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota; her grandchildren Katie, Megan, Rachel and Ryan; a sister Vicki (Ron) Hoffman of Charles City, Iowa; and many very dear nieces, nephews and cousins.
Waiting to greet her in heaven are her husband Don; her son Kelly; her parents; her stepfather, Warren Berger; her brother, Bud Vassar and her stepbrother, Robert Berger.
Norma will be remembered as the loving matriarch of her family and center of all family gatherings. She was an amazing cook, a beautiful dancer, and an avid bridge player. She loved a sing-a-long and was always the life of the party. Her wit, wisdom, sass, style and smile will be greatly missed.
Norma’s family would like to express their deepest gratitude to Dr. TJ Wente, Father Dennis Meinen, the Holy Spirit Sisters, and all the loving caregivers and staff at Holy Spirit Retirement home for the exceptional physical, emotional and spiritual care she received on her walk to eternity.
[Courtesy: Meyer Brothers Funeral Home]
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