FARIS, Norma Lee (Arends) 1932-2020

FARIS, ARENDS, RUTER

Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 9/23/2020 at 20:35:04

Norma Lee Faris

October 04, 1932 - September 21, 2020

Norma Lee Faris, 87, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020, at her son, David’s home in Waterloo, Iowa.

She was born in Aplington, Iowa, on October 4, 1932, daughter of David and Minnie (Ruter) Arends. Norma graduated with the Parkersburg High School Class of 1951 then attended the Evangelical Hospital School of Nursing in Marshalltown to become a Registered Nurse. She married Elvin Dean Faris on October 17, 1958 in Parkersburg. Norma worked for the blood center, then as an OB nurse at Schoitz Hospital and, finally, as a Public Health Nurse for the Waterloo Visiting Nursing Association until her retirement in 1997.

Norma was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Elvin in 1982; and her daughter, Janet Heggebo in 2017. She is survived by her son, Dave Faris of Waterloo; daughter, Cynthia Faris of Rochester, MN; six grandchildren: Paul Faris, Allison (Luke) Lofthouse, Abigail (Raen) See, Adam (Reann Vaughn) Heggebo, Sarah Bontrager and Hannah Bontrager; nine great-grandchildren: Aleah, Nick, Ariel, Aaron, Lily, Yohan, Hunter, Caleb and Ella; and a sister, Mary Lou (Don) Meester of Holland.

Norma’s Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, September 25, 2020, at Dahl-Van Hove Schoof Funeral Home with an hour of visitation beginning at 10:00 am. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery of Cedar Falls. Attendees are asked to bring and wear a mask per state and local mandates. Memorials may be directed to the Cedar Valley Food Bank and condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.

Norma enjoyed knitting and sewing, taking walks and attending church at Prairie Lakes. She liked to shop for clothes and share lunch with her daughter, Cyndi. Norma loved being a grandmother and attended her grandchildren’s many activities and sporting events. She was the family anchor who kept track of everybody’s news and the events in their lives down to the smallest detail. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Source: Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home -- www.DahlFuneralHome.com