Obituary for Norma M. Forst
Rosary will be at 10:30 am on Monday, September 15, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Blue Hill, with Mass of Christian burial to follow at 11:00 am. The Very Reverend James Schrader will officiate. Burial will take place in Blue Hill Cemetery after the service. All Faiths Funeral Home is serving the family.
Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at All Faiths Funeral Home of Grand Island.
Norma was born on May 31, 1927 to Frank and Clara (Huppert) Arterburn on the family farm in Webster County.
Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Richard (special friend, Linda Bruun) Forst of Rockford, Ill; daughter, Shelly (Steve) Heusel of Grand Island; brother, Fred (Linda) Arterburn of Peach Tree, GA; sister, Mary Ann Toepfer of Blue Hill; grandson, Stacy (Gretchen)Heusel of Omaha; two great-grandsons, Sam and Max.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Marshall; infant son, Charles; sisters, Dorothy K. (Schutte) , Lucille Emma (Fergus), and Clara Marie (Smidt) ; brothers, Jack, Howard, and Gib.
Norma grew up in rural Blue Hill, she attended country school in Webster county and graduated from Blue Hill High School.
On October 11, 1945, she was united in marriage to Marshall (Frosty) Forst in Mankato, KS. Following their marriage they lived in Grand Island. In 1995 they moved to Blue Hill until 2005 when they returned to Grand Island. They enjoyed wintering in Florida. Norma worked at Cornhusker Ammunition Plant, Leon and Triad Plastics, Walnut and Westridge Middle Schools.
Some of her enjoyments included golfing, cooking and spending time at their cabin at Sherman Reservoir. Norma was very social person, having enjoyed visiting with neighbors, friends and family.
Memorials are suggested to Central Nebraska Humane Society or family’s choice.
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