Norma J. Smith

Norma Jean Smith, 89, of Manteno, passed away, April 17, 2020 at Miller Rehabilitation She was born July 4th, 1930 to William and Stella Statler in Manteno, Illinois. She married Wayne Ervin Smith in Manteno on June 2, 1947. He preceded her in death on January 5, 2006. Surviving are two sons: Wayne W [Karen] and Raymond R [Nyla] Smith, one sister: Sandy [Lyle] Dagan, six Grandchildren, Many Great Grandchildren, Nieces and Nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Evelyn [Jerome] Knicklebine, Barbara [Glenn]Burger and two Brothers, William [Amollie] Statler and Clifford Statler [Inez Clay]. Norma was a lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church of Manteno where she loved singing in the church choir. She had a wonderful voice and was requested many times as a soloist at weddings and funerals. She was a faithful volunteer at the church, teaching Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, and working in the kitchen as a cook and server. Wayne and Norma owned and ran Murmuring Pines Resort in Chetek, Wisconsin for 20 years making countless friends who returned year after year for great fishing, friendship, and fun. She loved playing games, crocheting, fishing and all kinds of puzzles. There will be no visitation and burial will be private. She will rejoin her husband of 57 years at Abraham Lincoln Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois.