Arlene Norman

1931 - 2018

KANE - Arlene S. Norman, 86, of 2 High Point Drive, Kane, formerly of Burning Well Road, died Friday evening (Jan. 19, 2018) at The Lutheran Home at Kane, where she recently resided.
Born Sept. 13, 1931, in Dunkirk, N.Y., she was the daughter of Swan and Ruth Linn Swanson. On June 24, 1950, in Kanesholm, she married Paul E. Norman, who died in 1994.
A graduate of Kane Area Schools in 1949, Arlene had been a dental receptionist for Dr. Gardner in Kane and secretary of the local American Red Cross.
She was a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Mount Jewett, where she belonged to the Altar Guild and the Ruth Circle. She also belonged to the former Order of the Eastern Star and the Mountain Grange, both in Kane, and the Kane Quilters, Thimbelinas, Seneca Squares and the Shasta Traveling Trailer Club.
Surviving are two daughters, Victoria (Christopher) Woods of Pittsburgh and Brenda (Scott) Hetrick of Kane; a brother Carl Swanson in North Carolina; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death, besides her husband and parents, by a daughter, Paula Larson; a sister, Lois Hagman; and a great-grandson, Bentley Scott Luchs.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Ronald McDonald II Funeral Home Inc., and may attend a funeral service at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Mount Jewett with the Rev. David Pflieger, chaplain of The Lutheran Home at Kane, officiating. Interment will follow in Lebanon Cemetery, Kanesholm.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Matthews Lutheran Church, 11 E. Main St., Mt. Jewett, PA 16740; or to the VNA of Northwest PA, 1223 East Main St., Bradford, PA 16701.
The Ronald McDonald II Funeral Home Inc. has care of arrangements.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.ronaldmcdonaldfuneralhome.com