Norma Bobenhouse
March 05, 2013
Norma Bobenhouse, 88, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Fountain West Health Care Center in West Des Moines.
Norma was born January 19, 1925, in Linden, Iowa, to Orval and Edith Burnham. She married Fred Bobenhouse in 1948. Norma retired from the Beaverdale Bakery in 1987. She enjoyed traveling, shopping, and cooking. Norma loved having special parties for her grandchildren and was known for her cherry pie. She was a member of First Christian Church and Christian Women Fellowship.
Norma is survived by her husband of 64 years, Fred; children, Steven (Nancy) Bobenhouse and Sheryl (Jim) Wright; daughter-in-law, Johanna Bobenhouse; grandchildren, Dustin, SaraAnn, Jason, Jesse and L.J.; sister, Lucille Estrada; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Scott; grandson, Christopher; sister, Dorothy; and her brother, Claude.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, March 11, 2013, at First Christian Church, 25th & University followed by burial at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service Monday, at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Christian Church.
Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Family
01/19/2014
Today you are all of the memories, people and places that made you who you are. Today you are a million precious things, a hundred different reasons to smile and dream about. Remembering Norma on her birthday.
Janis Ware
03/11/2013
I am so saddened to hear of your loss. I pray that the love of family and all of your wonderful memories will comfort you in the days and months ahead. Her love and her spirit lives on within you always. I will be thinking of you and will keep your family in my prayers.
David Bobenhouse
03/10/2013
Uncle Fred, Steve, Sheryl, Lucille, Nancy, Jim, Johanna, and all of Aunt Normas family: Please know that if I could be there to attend the service and convey my sympathy in person I would be. From a small child to the adult I have become, your mother was for any purpose, a second mother to me. Whether we lived a 1/2 block apart growing up, stopping over to see Fred and Norma on Christmas Eve, or in later years just at church on Sundays, these two really remarkable people have been a central part of my life. I cannot imagine what you are going through right now, but I can tell you it never gets better. When my dad died several years ago everyone said it would get better. It does not get better, it does however become different. It will never be ok to be without your wife/mother/grandmother, but it will get to be different. Aunt Norma was truly a remarkable woman....one of the kindest people I have ever known. Together with uncle Fred they formed a loving embracing force to be recond with. They have been generous in sharing their love with anyone who was open to receiving it and I will miss her. My consolation in her loss is that she had a certainty about what comes next, and I believe she is not only in a better place, but with many many people she loved and was loved by. Thank you all for sharing your wonderful Norma with me. Eric and I send our love and you will be in our thoughts and hearts tomorrow and in the days to come.
Caryn Evans
03/07/2013
Living down the street from Aunt Norma was a treat. We loved her and her cherry pie, fried chicken, and bread and butter pickles. She was such a dear person. We hold all of the family in our hearts and we will forever remember her smile and her laugh. She was a peach.
Kathy Lien
03/06/2013
David and I want to offer our heartfelt condolences to Uncle Fred, Steve, Nancy, Cheryl and family, Johanna and family, and Lucille. We loved Aunt Norma and will cherish the memories of times we shared with her. She will be sorely missed.