Norma Dillehay, age 77, of Carroll, Iowa, died Saturday, June 25, 2011, at her residence in Carroll following a battle with cancer.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at St. Lawrence Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Father Timothy Johnson. Lector will be Clair Otto. Gift Bearers will be granddaughters, Jana Hendry, Bailey Jo Dillehay, Brooke Brown, and Abby Bayliss. Eucharistic Ministers will be Clair and Lou Ann Otto and Jerry Tigges. Honorary Pallbearers will be Phyllis Drees, Bonnie Thein, Gail Potthoff, and Estherline Blum. Casket Bearers will be grandsons, Jared Stangl, Dustin Raymond, Quinn Raymond, William J. Henss, Benjamin Dillehay, and Adam Bayliss. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carroll.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 3:30 P.M. Tuesday. A rosary will be prayed at 4 P.M. Tuesday followed by a Christian wake service at 7 P.M. Tuesday by St. Lawrence Parish. Memorials may be left at the funeral home or church for St. Anthony Hospice.
Norma was born on August 10, 1933, at Carroll, Iowa, the daughter of Anton and Veronica “Fronie” (Simons) Bluml. She spent her life time in the Carroll community and attended St. Augustine School in Halbur and graduated from Carroll High School with the Class of 1952. Norma and Darrell Dillehay were married on August 20, 1953, at St. Lawrence Church in Carroll. Norma and Darrell were the Carroll Agents for Iowa Parcel Service from 1968 to 1980 and were also Contract Carriers for the Des Moines Register and Carroll Daily Times Herald. She had been employed a few years by the Sharp Florist and Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll. Norma was a foster grandparent for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and was most recently employed by the Carroll Area Day Care Center where she enjoyed each day with her three year olds. She was a member of St. Lawrence Parish, Parish Ladies Guild, and the Carroll High School Alumni Association. Norma enjoyed reading, traveling, collecting miniature tea sets, and attending her grandchildren’s activities.
Norma is survived by her children, Deborah Stangl and Craig Swedenburg of Lincoln, Nebr., Diane Raymond and Rick Spack of Carroll, Dawn Henss and her husband William C. of West Des Moines, Scott Dillehay and his wife Becky Jo of Carroll, and Ronda Bayliss-Ott and her husband Roger of Jefferson; eleven grandchildren, Jared (Elizabeth) Stangl, Jana (Chad) Hendry, Dustin (Mindy) Raymond, Quinn Raymond, William J. (Ariel) Henss, Benjamin Dillehay, Bailey Jo Dillehay, Brooke (Chris) Brown, Adam (Amanda) Bayliss, Abby Bayliss, and Roman Ott; six great grandchildren; a sister, Jolene Neuerburg and her husband Bob of Ceres, Calif.; and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Jerry and Patti Schmeiser of Macomb, Mich., Leola “Babe” Dillehay of Ft. Dodge, and Howard Whitaker of Garden Grove, California.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Darrell Dillehay, in December 1998; her son, Troy Dillehay, in January 1998; a sister, Joyce Schmeiser; a brother, Paul Bluml; a son-in-law, Kevin Stangl; two brothers-in-law, Duane Dillehay and Gilbert Dillehay; and her parents-in-law, O.Z. and Hazel Dillehay.
- 226 West. 8th Street | Carroll, IA 51401
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- 226 West 8th Street | Carroll, IA 51401
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