June M. Norris

June M. Hall Norris, 92, passed away on December 30, 2019. A life-long Iowan, June was born on May 22, 1927 in rural Guthrie Center, Iowa to her parents, Fred Hall and Gladys Pearl (Barnes) Hall. She graduated from Guthrie Center High School in 1946. After graduation she worked at Equitable Life Insurance Company in Des Moines, Iowa. On March 27, 1951 June was married to Jim Norris in Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Des Moines. They had three children. Jim died in September of 1983. June married Jim Anderson in 1987 at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Des Moines. The two of them traveled to many countries for several years.

June was a charter member of St. Francis of Assisi Church in West Des Moines. She was a legacy member of Dowling Catholic High School, and also a member of Dowling Guild, Mercy Guild and Sierra Club of Des Moines.

June loved her family and will be missed greatly by all. Her son, Jeff of Altoona, IA; daughters, Janelle of Des Moines, IA and Jill and husband, Dave Archer of Marietta, GA; four grandchildren, Jimmie (Caitlin), Jackson, Jessica and Julia Archer of Marietta, GA; three step-children and their spouses, Mark and Karen Kiester, Jeri and Al Hill, and Mike and Laura Anderson; seven step-grandchildren and spouses; and six step-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother-in-law, La Verne Johnson of Panora, Iowa; brother, Darwin Hall; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Jim Norris and Jim Anderson; brother, Duane; sister, Pearl Gladys Johnson; sister and brother-in-law, Jerry and Juanita Heiland; sister-in-law, Shirley Hall and step-grandson, Bradley Kiester.

Visitation will be Friday, January 10, 2020 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway in West Des Moines with a vigil at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Francis of Assisi Church in West Des Moines on Saturday, January 11 at 9:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Catholic Charities or Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines. Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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