Brunner, Noma E. – 1907-2010

BRUNNER, FLATTERY, MILLER, ROSENTHAL, RUSSELL, SWIHART

Posted By: JCGS Volunteer
Date: 2/12/2010 at 19:14:26

PRAIRE CITY — Noma E. Brunner, 102, lifelong resident of Prairie City, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Mitchell Village Care Center of Mitchellville.
Funeral services for Mrs. Brunner will be on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at Coburn Funeral Home of Prairie City at 10 a.m. with burial following at Vandalia Cemetery of Vandalia. Visitation will be on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at Coburn Funeral Home from 2 to 8 p.m. with family present to greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be given to the Prairie City Emergency Fund or Prairie City Historical Society. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuenralhomes. com.
The daughter of Josiah and Lydia (Rosenthal) Miller, Noma was born on July 23, 1907, in Ankeny. On June 30, 1930, Noma was united in marriage with Cecil Brunner in Davis City, Iowa. Noma worked as a homemaker and also had quite the green thumb. People would travel to Prairie City to see her beautiful flower garden, which encompassed the entire backyard. Noma was also very good at canning and pickling food out of her garden. Noma was a member of the Vandalia Church of Christ.
Those left to honor her memory are daughter, Donna Russell, and her husband, Bob, of Mitchellville; grandchildren, Steve Russell and his wife, Deb, of Cambridge, Iowa, Mike Russell and his wife, B.J., of Colfax and Dianna Swihart and her husband, Duane, of Baxter; great-grandchildren, Sara Flattery of Baxter, Ryan Flattery and Van Flattery, both of Newton, Chase Russell, Colton Russell and Chelsea Russell, all of Colfax, Nathan Russell, Anna Russell and Amanda Russell, all of Cambridge; and one brother, Wayne Miller of Newton.
Noma was preceded in death by her parents, husband and brothers, Gale Miller, Harold Miller, Russell Miller, George Miller, Chase (Bing) Miller and Wendell Miller.
Source: Newton Daily News; Thursday, February 4, 2010