Norman Sigvern Aunan 1925 - 2010

AUNAN GUNDERSON CHILTON

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 11/9/2010 at 22:34:05

Sioux City Journal
25 May 2010

SIOUX CITY -- Norman "Norm" Sigvern Aunan, 84, longtime resident of Atlantic, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 22, 2010, at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center.

Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic, with Mike Eels of Atlantic Gospel Chapel officiating. Committal services will be 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, following lunch at the Atlantic Gospel Chapel. Visitation will be 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today, with his family present 5 to 7 p.m., at the funeral home. Condolences may be left at his guest book at rolandfuneralservice.com.

Norm was born the son of Ingebrigt Sivertson and Ingeborg Nicolena (Gunderson) Aunan on Sept. 7, 1925, in Sioux City, Iowa. He attended school and graduated from Sioux City Central High School. He received a BA from Morningside College in Sioux City and enlisted to serve in the U.S. Air Force in 1943, during World War II.

He was married to Janet Elsie Chilton on June 28, 1947, in Sioux City. The couple was blessed with a family of six children. Norm was a salesman and territory supervisor for Cities Service Oil Company for 17 years and was a school supply salesman with Metropolitan Supply Company.

Norm was active and served as president of Atlantic Rotary International service club. He served as a board member of Heritage House and Atlantic YMCA. His interests and hobbies included golf, fishing and sports. He enjoyed family, Chicago Cubs, Iowa Hawkeyes, music and theology. His special accomplishments were those of being a dad, loving his Lord, trips to Norway with his brothers, Canadian fishing trips, Arizona golf and Colorado trips. He will be ever remembered as a man of integrity, loyalty, gentleness and honesty. His family and friends will treasure fun times with Norm and will look forward to joining him in the adventures he will surely be pursuing in Heaven.

Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Janet; children, Douglas C. Aunan and wife, Carol of Coralville, Iowa, and children, Brian and wife, Debbie and great-grandsons, Landon, Lincoln and Liam, and daughter, Karen Smith and husband, Adam of Milwaukee, Wis., and daughter, Kristin Aunan of Coralville, Iowa; Thomas W. Aunan and wife, Sue of Iowa City, Iowa, and children, Elizabeth Cramer and husband, Todd of Iowa City, Jeff Aunan, Katie Aunan and Jill Aunan, all from Iowa City; Catherine A. and John Paul of Henderson, Iowa, and children, Matthew Paul and wife, Bethany and great-grandchild, Christian, Emily Collis and husband, Michael of North Liberty, Iowa, and their children, Grace, Sarah and Noah, and David Paul and his wife, Carlie of Chicago, Ill.; Barbara K. Piittmann of Hancock, Iowa, and her children, James Piittmann of Omaha, his fiancee, Lindsay of Elk Horn, Neb., Andrew Piittmann of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Eric Piittmann of Oakland, Iowa; and John D. Aunan and his wife, Monica of Waukee, Iowa: and children, Benjamin Aunan in the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., Callie Aunan and Ezekiel Aunan of Waukee.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Karen Louise Aunan.