Norman Lewis Stoner, 29 Mar 1935 - 20 Dec 2022

STONER, STANFORD, GOTTMAN, PRATT, KNOOP, COX, HABERER, KLINEFELTER

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 12/28/2022 at 15:45:39

Norman Lewis Stoner, 87, died peacefully Tuesday, December 20, 2022 surrounded by family.

Visitation will be from 4 PM to 6 PM, Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Lensing Oak Hill Funeral Service in Coralville. Military Honors followed by a Prayer Service will be held at 6 PM. Pastor Mark Comer will officiate. Burial will be at a later date at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Independence. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Friends of the Animal Center Foundation.

Norman was born on March 29, 1935 in Independence, IA, the son of Lewis and Velma (Stanford) Stoner. He served in the US Army. On November 2, 1991 Norman married Ella Gottman in Iowa City.

Norman was a truck driver with Handimart for many years, retiring in 2000.

He was an avid Iowa Hawkeye, Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bear fan. He enjoyed NASCAR races and loved animals.

Norman is survived by his wife, Ella; children, Kevin (Ardith) Stoner of North Liberty, Brian (Laura) Stoner of Williamsburg, and Melissa Stoner (William Pratt); grandchildren, Matthew, Jeremy, and Christopher; great grandchildren, Jameson, Meela, and Allyn; step-children, Robert (Joan) Knoop, Linda (Robert) Cox, and Karen Knoop, and Lora (Eric) Haberer; step grandchildren and great grandchildren; siblings, Dan Stoner of Independence, Connie (Craig) Klinefelter of Reinbeck, and Wesley Stoner of Appleton, WI; brothers and sisters-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two daughters, Sheryl and Michele; his siblings, Shirley, Verna, Dwight, Darwin, Duane “Mike”, Lloyd, and Irving; and his previous spouse, Geraldine.

Online condolences at www.lensingfuneral.com.

Published in The Gazette on December 22, 2022.