Norma Lee Kline Obituary (1934

Norma Lee Kline, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. She was born on May 8, 1934 in Springfield, IL, to Harry Mark and Laurel Hampton Crisp Hackard. She married Darrel Wayne Kline on September 12, 1953. He survives. Also surviving are her 4 children: Deborah (Mark Behrens) Kline; Darrel (Maggie) Kline; Nancy (Jim) Mitchell; Jane (Don) Underwood; 9 grandchildren: Jamie(Ryan) Noirfalise, Lindy (Mike) Nahn, Laurel (Mari) Meke, Amy Mitchell, Everett Behrens, Jaclyn Kline, Whitaker Behrens, Kristi Merz, and Sarah Mitchell; and 5 great-grandchildren. Norma is preceded in death by her parents & 2 sisters: Mary Gundy and Lena Losch; and grandson, TJ Merz. Norma's family was her priority. She will be forever remembered as a loving wife, devoted mother, and doting grandmother/great-grandmother. She will be missed by all who knew her. Norma was a long-time employee at Mechanical Devices, Bloomington IL, where she was treated like family. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM followed by funeral service at 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at Wesley United Methodist Church, Bloomington, IL. Rev. Sara Isbell will be officiating. A second visitation will be held from 11:00 AM - 12 Noon Monday, January 21, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church in Divernon, IL with graveside service at 12:30 PM at Brush Creek Cemetery, Divernon, IL. Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington, IL is in charge of arrangements. Please view the obituary and share your condolences and memories online at www.calvertmemorial.com. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the TJ Merz Memorial Fund c/o Jane Underwood, 57 Brookstone Circle, Bloomington, IL 61704. This fund is used to provide scholarships to 2 Bloomington Junior High School students each year: 1 for a summer drama camp and 1 for a summer band camp.