Photo courtesy of Pyatt Funeral Home - Pinckneyville
Dec 27, 1932 - Sep 25, 2018
GREW UP WITH NORMA, DALE, SUE, AND RUSSELL IN OUR NEIGBORHOOD, SAW HER AND DALE AT PISTOL CITY LAST YEAR. WAS SO GLAD TO SEE THEM AGAIN. RIP DEAR NORMA
LOIS WHEELES HEGGEMEIER LOIS WHEELES HEGGEMEIER
October 19, 2018 | COULTERVILLE,, IL | Friend
RIP my sweet Norma Jean you will be greatly missed . Not only will there be an empty place in my Thursday morning , there will also be an empty place in my heart ♥
Sue Bleem
September 28, 2018 | Friend
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Sue Bleem
September 28, 2018 | Sparta, IL | Friend
Chuck, Beth and Kristi- So sorry for your loss, such a tough year. Wish I could be there. Such fond memories of Aunt Norma and our family get togethers. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Cindy Hermes
September 27, 2018 | Galveston, TX | Family
You will always remembered. Sincere sympathy for you and your family. God Bless You and may you RIP.
Terry & Betty Hirte
September 26, 2018 | Arcadia, FL | Friend
With Our Deepest Sympathy. She was Well Loved.
Kurt and Amy Rice
September 26, 2018 | Sarasota, FL | Family
White Simplicity Basket
Keith Machisen
September 26, 2018 | Parker, CO
Oh how I loved calling this beautiful woman "mom"!
Rita Clutts
September 26, 2018 | Stillwater, OK | Family
My thoughts &prayers are with you and your family
Andrea Fosnock
September 26, 2018 | Coulterville, IL | Friend
Norma Rice Rackley Machisen, age 85, of Coulterville, IL, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 9:08 a.m. in her home.
Norma was born on December 27, 1932 in Coulterville, IL, a daughter to Eugene F. and Mildred E. (Patton) Rice. In 1966, she married Nick Machisen in St. Louis, MO and he preceded her in death in April 1983. She had worked as a bus driver and tax accountant and had retired from Spartan Printing. She loved having lunch with her lady friends, working on crossword puzzles, reading and playing with her grandchildren.
Survivors include her son, Chuck Rackley of Coulterville, IL; two daughters, Beth (Alan) Kane of Pinckneyville, IL and Kristi Rackley of St. Louis, MO; two stepsons, Terry (Barbara) Machisen of St. Louis, MO and Ronnie (Betty) Machisen of St. Louis, MO; three daughters-in-law, Debbie Rackley, Betty Rackley and Sharon Rackley; a brother, Dale (Donna) Rice of Willisville, IL; a sister, Sue Hermes of Sparta, IL; a multitude of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Nick Machisen; three sons, Randy Rackley, Donald Rackley and Butch Rackley; a brother, Russell Rice; a brother-n-law, Harry Hermes; and a nephew, Mark Hermes.
A graveside memorial service will be held in Coulterville City Cemetery, Coulterville, IL on Friday, September 28, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. with Dale Rice and Wyatt Rackley officiating.
Memorial donations may be made to Grandcote Reformed Presbyterian Church, Coulterville, IL for the food pantry.
Pyatt Funeral Home, Coulterville, IL is in charge of arrangements.
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