Norma Jeanne (Wacheldorf) Marsh 1934 - 2017

WACHELDORF, MARSH, JACOBS

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 4/27/2017 at 15:08:29

Mapleton Press
17 April 2017

Norma J. Marsh, 82, of Wisner, Neb., formerly of Mapleton, passed away on Monday, March 6, at her residence of Wisner, Neb.

A Funeral Service was held at 5 p.m., on Thursday, March 9, at the Armstrong-Van Houten Funeral Home of Mapleton. Pastor Linda Boggs officiated. 

Burial will take place at a later date in the Mt. Hope Cemetery of Mapleton. 

Visitation was held one hour prior to the service, from 4-5 p.m., on Thursday, March 9, at the Armstrong – Van Houten Funeral Home of Mapleton. 

Dinner was served immediately following the services at the Mapleton Legion Hall.

Norma Jeanne (Wacheldorf) Marsh was born July 27, 1934, in Mapleton, to Emil and Leona (Jacobs) Wacheldorf. Even though her 82-year-old spirit was strong, she lost her battle to lung cancer the morning of March 6. She was surrounded by the love of her family as she left this world in the home she shared with her daughter, Linda, and son-in-law, Marvin Mauch, in Wisner, Neb.  

Norma was a proud 1952 graduate of Maple Valley High School, located in Mapleton. That same year, Norma married the love of her life, Robert “Pappy” Marsh of Mapleton, on June 23, 1952. 

Norma and Pappy lived in Mapleton for several years where Norma was a loving and busy homemaker. She took great pride in caring for her family and raising her girls, Linda and Robyn. Throughout the years, the family moved to Sioux City, Council Bluffs, and then eventually, in 1975m Norma and Pappy settled in Beemer, Neb. They lived in Beemer for many years.
 
During her time in Beemer, Norma worked at Petz’s Cafe. She enjoyed sharing her quick wit with the regulars around the round table as well as showing off her extensive Hawkeye collection, which she had displayed in the cafe.  Her loyalty to her beloved Hawkeyes never wavered even though she was living in the middle of Husker country for many years. 

In 2005, Norma and Pappy moved to the experimental farm acreage outside of Castana and later moved to Scranton where they lived until Pappy’s passing in 2008. Norma then moved back to Mapleton and lived in the Sunrise Apartments before finally moving in with her daughter, Linda in Wisner, Neb. 

Many cherished memories were made through the years, and it was not uncommon for Norma to share those memories with friends and family over a hot cup of coffee in her Hawkeye mug.  There would be talk of the years spent running the old pool hall in Ute, making rocky mountain oysters, or how she was an avid bowler in her younger years and about the occasional trip she would take with Pappy trucking. She would also reminisce about the many laughs shared with her fellow “river rats” at “RiverTown,” a little campground she and Pappy created next to the Elkhorn River outside of Beemer, Neb. 

Norma loved sitting around the campfire laughing and reminiscing with family and friends. In later years, that tradition was resurrected with the creation of “Camp Redneck.” During one extended weekend a year, family and friends from far and wide would gather on the Carstens farm, creating many cherished, and often muddy memories. 

Norma, or “Normie” as many called her, was loved by many.  Her passion for her family was unprecedented.    

Other hobbies that Norma enjoyed were gardening, reading, getting groceries, and sharing her backseat driving expertise. Norma also had flare for road tripping with family at a moment’s notice whether that was a weekend trip to a neighboring state, checking out a new second hand store, losing a few quarters in the slots at a casino or hitting up one of the many sporting/school events that one of the grandkids or great grandkids participated in. She touched the lives of everyone she met and the love she had for so many will never be forgotten. 
   
Family members left to cherish Norma’s memory include two daughters, Robyn (Randy) Carstens of Castana and Linda (Marvin) Mauch of Wisner, Neb.; five grandchildren, Bobbi (Todd) Moore of Danbury, Jonathan (Shelly) Mauch of Wisner, Neb., Amy Halterman and her boyfriend, Hayen Scott, of Norfolk, Neb., Alison (Curt) Justice and Aaron (Heather) Carstens, both of Sioux City; 15 great-grandchildren, Haley (Dan) Schweers of Saint Edward, Neb., Derik Via, Samantha Via and Tyson Brosh, all of Council Bluffs, Kysa Moore of Danbury, Kalib, Jeremiah and Zackary Mauch, all of Wisner, Neb., Tracie Brosh of Scranton, Nikki, Hanna and Rylee Halterman all of Norfolk, Neb., Madilynne Shelby, Kenzlee Carstens and “Baby Justice,” all of Sioux City; three great-great-grandchildren, Lakota and Maximus Brosh and Parker Schweers; one brother, Richard “Dick” (Sherri) Wacheldorf of Columbus, Neb,; and one sister, Phyllis Reinbold of Sioux City; as well as several nieces and nephews, cousins, and many friends. 

Norma was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Pappy, of 56 years; two sisters, Judy Riley and Delores “Tootie” Thiel; three brothers, Elmer Wacheldorf, Lenard Wacheldorf, and Robert “Bob” Wacheldorf; and her beloved dog, Annie.
 
The Armstrong - Van Houten Funeral Home of Mapleton was in charge of the funeral arrangements.

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