Hazel Norris Newert

AUBURN < Mrs. Hazel Norris Newert, 91, formerly of Owasco Street and Boyle Center, Auburn, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, in Lakewood, Colo. She entered Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver on July 31 and was staying at Villa Manor Care Center, Lakewood, while awaiting transfer to the Hospice of St. John. During the last year of her life she shared the home of her daughter, Anne Marie Neuwirt-Burke and her husband, Michael Burke, at 1656 S. Mabry Way in Denver, Colo. (80219). Her days were spent quietly enjoying the Colorado blue skies and sunshine and the gardens, pets, and wildlife in their yard. She attended The Light of Christ Anglican Church in Denver. Mrs. Newert was born Jan. 20, 1917, in Auburn, the daughter of Frank and Edythe Dennis Norris, and graduated from Auburn Academic High School and Kent Business School in Auburn. Mrs. Newert was a member of SS. Peter and John Episcopal Church in Auburn, and a lifetime supporter of St. Jude Children"s Research Hospital. She had retired as a school secretary at Owasco Elementary School. Mrs. Newert was a member of the Moravia Senior Citizens and the Auburn Line Dancers, a group she found in 1986. In addition to her daughter, Anne Marie, she is survived by her foster son, David Harter, and his wife, Diana of Naples, Fla., as well as their many children and grandchildren and her son-in-law, David Davia, of Auburn; two brothers and a sister, Seward Norris, of Escondido, Calif., and Donald Norris and Dorothy Wright, of Auburn; three grandchildren, Marlene Guilfoos, of Jamesville, Michael Davia, of Port Byron, and Daniel Johnson, of Cave Creek, Ariz., and their children, Jessica Pultorak, of Syracuse, Andrew Davia, of Jordan-Elbridge, and Madison Anne Johnson, of Cave Creek; several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Wenzel ("Doc"), in 1983; her daughter, Carol Davia in 2003; a brother, Harry Norris in 1997; and a sister, Ruth Mosher in 2007. Visitation will be 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, at Farrell"s Funeral Service, Inc., 84 South St., Auburn. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, in SS Peter & John Episcopal Church, 169 Genesee St., Auburn. Interment will be in Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn. Donations may be made to St. Jude Children"s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Hospice of St. John, 1320 Everett Court, Lakewood, CO 80215. To send a message to the family, sign our guest book at www.auburnpub.com and click on obituaries.