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Norma Shultz
NORMA SHULTZ
Iowa City
Norma Jean Shultz, 87, passed away peacefully March 31, 2016, at Briarwood Health Care Center after a lengthy illness. A service to celebrate Norma's life will be 10 a.m. Monday, April 4, at Lensing's Oak Hill, 210 Holiday Rd., Coralville. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Briarwood Health Care Center or Essence of Life Hospice.
Norma was born Dec. 24, 1928, to Walter and Hattie (Wood) Watson. She grew up in Fort Madison and graduated from Fort Madison High School. Norma married John L. Shultz in 1947. During her marriage she moved often with her family while her husband was finishing his Ph.D. They later divorced and in 1967, Norma moved to Iowa City, where she worked for the ICCSD as secretary to the principal of Lincoln School for 26 years.
She remained very active in the lives of her children and grandchildren, seldom missing an athletic, academic, or extracurricular event, and frequently dropping off baked goods while everyone was at work or school. Her true joy in life was her family, being a mother and grandmother, and gathering everyone together for holiday meals that she laboriously prepared. These moments will be missed by everybody.
She is survived by her children and grandchildren: Jack and Jane Shultz; daughter-in-law, Rita Shultz, and children, Todd (Sue), Amy (Steve), Jessica (Dave) and Michelle (Trent); Dave and Emily Shultz and children, Chris and Cory (Nino); Stef and Keith Swails and children, Kelsea (Kyle) and Jake (Elizabeth); and her nephew, Tim (Kim) Watson. She is also survived by 11 great-grandchildren.
Norma was preceded in death by her parents; her brother and sister-in-law, Daryl and Marianne Watson; and her son, Gary.
The family would like to extend a deep thank-you to the nurses and staff of Briarwood for their compassionate care.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.lensingfuneral.com.
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