Webert, Norma Larene

Norma Larene Webert, 91, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at Mercy Iowa City. Celebration of Life service will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 29, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Williamsburg. Pastor Carl Cloeter will officiate. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Williamsburg. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Williamsburg.

Norma was born May 6, 1920, in Williamsburg, Iowa, the daughter of Henry C. and Caroline (Sandersfeld) Schmidt. She attended rural school. Norma was united in marriage to Arnold E. Webert on Jan. 16, 1941, at Immanuel Lutheran Church near Williamsburg. Norma and Arnold farmed and lived west of Williamsburg until moving to town in 1976.

Norma enjoyed gardening, sewing, camping, playing cards and Dominos. She especially enjoyed spending time with the grandchildren and family. Norma was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. She volunteered at L.I.S. and participated in church activities, including the Fellowship Club.

She is survived by a daughter, Luanne and husband Eliseo Alcaraz of Cedar Hill, Texas; a son, Wayne and wife Linda Webert of Williamsburg; a daughter-in-law, Carol and husband Jon Eggert of Oxford; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Wanda Huedepohl.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Arnold in 2008; a son, Leland in 1991; a daughter, Carolyn Middleton in 1984; a great-grandson, Adam Fitzsimmons in 2008; five brothers, Arnold, Ervin, Milton, Mellen and Orville Schmidt; and a sister, Alma Schmidt.

A memorial fund has been established for St. Paul Lutheran Church.

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