Clarice Norton

CLARICE KATHRYN NORTON

Anamosa

Clarice Kathryn Norton,

84, of Anamosa, passed away peacefully Thursday, Aug.

31, 2017, at Anamosa Care Center with her family by her side. The family will greet friends at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, with a short prayer service beginning at

2 p.m.

Clarice was born June 8, 1933, the daughter of Reinder and Anna (Boedeker) Wessels, in Amber, Iowa.

She graduated from Anamosa High School in 1952. Clarice married Wilfred Neil "Bud" Norton on July 2, 1954. She was a member of First Congregational United Church of Christ. At times she was a stay-at-home mother, but also worked for Rockwell Collins, Anamosa Community School District and Wapsipinicon Country Club, where she and Bud were lifelong members.

Clarice delighted in the Red Hat Society. She was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs, Iowa Hawkeyes and the Anamosa Raiders.

Her greatest love of all was her family. She was a

well-respected woman with a very gentle heart. Clarice will be missed by all of those who loved her.

Survivors include her four children, Wendy (John) Capron, Kimberly McNamara, Joni (Scott) Oltmanns and Eric Norton; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother- and sister-in-law, Roger and Mary Norton; sister-in-law, Vivian Norton; and a very dear friend, Marna Gaye Ketelsen.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; four siblings; son-in-law, Doug McNamara; and brother-in-law, Allen Norton.

Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don't remember me at all.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family in memory of Clarice.

Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.iowacremation.com under Obituaries.