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Norma Stombaugh Obituary

Norma L. Stombaugh, 92, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio. Norma was born March 6, 1932, in Ney, Ohio, daughter of the late Percy and Willa (McDowell) Connin. She was a 1950 graduate of Bryan High School. Norma married Jack R. Stombaugh on July 5, 1952, in Bryan, and they enjoyed 72 years of marriage. She worked as a library assistant at Bryan High School for over 25 years, retiring in 1995. Norma was a member of the Bryan First Brethren Church, where she served as deaconess, choir director, pianist and taught Sunday School. Besides playing piano she was a talented dulcimer player, and as part of the Top of Ohio Dulcimer group, she entertained many church groups and nursing home residents in the area. Norma was a great letter writer and wrote the loveliest notes to church friends and family members.

Surviving is her husband, Jack Stombaugh, of Bryan; four children, LuAnn Rodgers of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Jill (Tony) Stever of Bryan, David Stombaugh of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Gina Stombaugh of Bryan; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Joan (Kenneth) Culler formerly of Stryker, Ohio, and Marcia (Dan) Sander of Bryan. Norma was preceded in death by her parents and by her son-in-law, Michael Rodgers.

Visitation for Norma L. Stombaugh will be held Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, from 11 a.m. to noon at Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home, 206 N. Lynn St., Bryan, Ohio. A Memorial Service will follow in the funeral home beginning at noon with Dan Jinkins officiating. Private graveside services will be held at Shiffler Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be directed to Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, 6817 North Ohio 66, Defiance Ohio 43512.

Condolences may be sent to the family or memories may be shared at www.oberlinturnbull.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Bryan Times on Aug. 9, 2024.

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206 N Lynn St., Bryan, OH 43506

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12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Bryan

206 N Lynn St., Bryan, OH 43506

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