Newman, Nora Mae 1920-2012

NEWMAN, RUSS, PATSCHKE, PURVIANCE, VANDERPOOL, SMITH, BEALS

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Date: 6/24/2016 at 09:52:44

Nora Mae Newman
1920 - 2012
Des Moines

Nora Newman, 92, passed away Monday, November 26, 2012 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. She was born May 11, 1920 in Freeborn County, Minnesota, daughter of William and Belva (Russ) Patschke.

Nora served in the United States Army as a nurse until her honorable discharge in 1946. She worked for the Veterans Administration in Des Moines, retiring in 1980. She was a member of Iowa Unit WBCCI and Highland Park Lutheran Church.

Nora is survived by her loving husband, Harold; daughters, Jodi (Rick) Purviance and Diane (Ken) Vanderpool; grandchildren, Stacia (Bryan) Smith, Chris (Ashley) Vanderpool, and Melissa (Matt) Beals; as well as six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Hamilton's near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue in Des Moines, with burial following at Resthaven Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Highland Park Lutheran Church in loving memory of Nora.

Online condolences may be made to: www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/desmoinesregister/obituary.aspx?pid=161281093#sthash.fI76nz1e.dpuf ~ The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa Wed 28 Nov 2012.