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Norma graduated from Pretty Prairie High School and Salt City Business College. After working at various places, including Cessna/Eaton in Hutchinson, KS, she became a CNA and then a CMA. Norma started at Mennonite Friendship Communities in South Hutchinson and ended at Presbyterian Manor in Wichita.
Norma is survived by: her husband of 64 years, Terry G. Simpson; daughters, Robin (Mike) Murphy, Fort Worth, TX and Kathie (James) Craig, Wichita, KS; daughter-in-law, Cindy Simpson, Hutchinson, KS; grandchildren, Makenzie (Nick) Messer, Zachary Simpson, Megan Murphy (Salem Luethy), Madeline Murphy, Zander Craig, and Zane Craig; great-grandchildren, Memphis Messer, Addie Messer, and Parker Rasmussen; brother and sister-in-law, Noel (Norma) Simpson; and brother-in-law, Dean Rydholm. She was also an aunt to many nieces and nephews.
Norma was preceded in death by: her parents; two sisters; three brothers; in-laws; and her son, Ryan G. Simpson.
Funeral service will be 9:30 a.m. Monday, June 23, 2025, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 407 E. 12th, Hutchinson. Graveside service will be 12:00 p.m. at Sego Cemetery, rural Reno County. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday at Elliott Mortuary, with the family to receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday at Elliott Mortuary.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.
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