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Edith (Miles) Norman
LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Edith Minnie (Miles) Norman, 86, died peacefully at Vintage Park Memory Care in Las Vegas, NV, on March 3, 2016.
Edith was born on Jan. 7, 1930, in Saratoga, Iowa, to Clifford and Phyllis (Louvar) Miles. After graduating from Riceville High School in 1948, Edith attended and graduated from business college in Mason City, Iowa.
In the early 1950s Edith briefly worked in Waterloo, IA, and later moved to Cedar Rapids, IA, with her sister Elizabeth where they worked for Collins Radio Company. Circa 1956 Edith and her sisters Amy and Marguerite moved to Rochester, MN, and worked at the Mayo Clinic. In 1959, she moved to Denver, CO, in 1959 where she met and married Milton Norman on Jan. 27, 1962. In 1963 Edith and husband Milton moved to New Orleans where they worked for the NASA space program. In 1965 they relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada where she was employed by EG&G, Special Projects, as head accountant until her retirement in 1992.
Edith enjoyed collecting Hummels, stamps, and Native American art by Penne-Anne Crosse. Edith loved traveling, exploring different cultures and meeting people. She was a member of the National Audubon Society and Hummel Collectors Guild. In their later years, Milton and Edith volunteered for the VFW and the retired US Marines Corps Leathernecks.
Edith was preceded in death by her parents Clifford and Phyllis Miles, husband Milton, sister Elizabeth Ann (Butterfield) Colwell and brother-in-law Dean Kelsey. Edith is survived by sisters Ethel (John) Yonts, Rushford, MN, Amy Miles, Greenbrae, CA, and Marguerite Kelsey, Denver, CO. Edith was not blessed with children of her own but was greatly loved by special niece Julie (Butterfield) Elrod and grand-niece Isabella Elrod of Las Vegas, NV and step-daughter Sheree Norman and granddaughter Jessica Zapata of Quincy, IL, and many nieces and nephews.
Please join us in a memorial service celebrating Edith's life at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at the Saratoga Community Church followed by graveside interment of her ashes at the Saratoga, Iowa cemetery. A luncheon will be served at the Saratoga Community Hall.
Remembrances and correspondence can be emailed to [email protected].
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