Mary A. Norton, 85, a longtime resident of the Lake Geneva area, died Thursday July 5, 2012 at Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Facility in Johnson Creek, WI. The former Mary Ann Miller was born in Rhinelander, WI on July 11, 1926 the daughter of the late Arthur and Minnie Miller. She graduated from Elkhorn High School in 1946. On June 21,1946 in Elkhorn, WI she was united in marriage to Joseph E. Norton; he preceded her in death on June 15, 1986. She had worked for over 23 years at Albert Trostel’s in Lake Geneva, retiring in 1989. She was an avid bowler.
Mary is survived by: 3 children; Linda (Keith Jass) of Whitewater, WI, Darrell (Betty) Norton of Pell Lake, WI and Joseph C. Norton of Anaheim, CA, 5 grandchildren; Darrell Norton Jr., Evelyn Norton, Darlene (Richard) Jensen, Bryan Robers and Chad Robers, 7 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter Karen M. Norton, a granddaughter June Norton, 2 brothers; Arthur and Chuck Miller, and 3 sisters; Catherine and Elizabeth Miller, Pauline MacGarvie, Louella Kelter and Lorraine McWhorter.
Services will be held on Wednesday July, 11, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of Derrick Funeral Home, 800 Park Dr., Lake Geneva, WI, Chaplain Shannon Finger of Rainbow Hospice will officiate: entombment will follow at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The Norton family will receive visitors Tuesday, at the funeral home, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. To sign the on-line guest registry please click: view/sign condolence button at the bottom of this page.