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Norman Kotz
NORMAN KOTZ
Tipton
Norman Lee Kotz, the son of Bernard and Mildred (Garrison) Kotz, was born Jan. 4, 1934, in Wapello, Iowa. He died Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at Mercy Hospice in Iowa City at the age of 82. Service details are as follows: visitation will be Friday, July 15, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. There will be a public Scripture service beginning at 3:30 p.m. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday, July 16, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Tipton, with one hour of visitation before beginning at 9 p.m. Private graveside services will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
Norman was a graduate of Tipton High School, attended St. Ambrose College, and received his degree from the Wisconsin Banker School. On Dec. 26, 1953, he was united in marriage to Marilyn Johnston at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Tipton. Norman and Marilyn had four children, Kayla, Kim, Kirk and Kortney.
He purchased the Bussey Bank in Bussey, where they made their home until purchasing the Bennett State Bank. They moved to Bennett and later to Mechanicsville, where they purchased a farm until retiring and moving to Tipton, where they resided until his death.
He was an active member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Tipton, where he had served as parish finance advisor. He was a member of the 330 Club and Tipton Golf Club.
Norman served on the Bennett school board for 10 years. He loved socializing with all his friends at Hardee's.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn of Tipton; two daughters, Kayla (Wayne) Holst of Wilton and Kim (Roger) Wilson of Aledo, Texas; two sons, Kirk (Pamela) Kotz of Tampa, Fla., and Kortney (Virginia) Kotz of Mechanicsville; a sister, Josephine (Howard) Hensch of Iowa City; five grandchildren, Jason (Andrea) Holst, Jaime (Marcus) Kurtz, Jennifer (Nelson) Sears, Kaylee (Nicholas) Wilson and Clarissa (John) Bruce; six great- grandchildren, Kael, Alana, Kendall, Coden, Camden and Quinten, and one more expected to arrive in October.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Donald Kotz.
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