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| Ralph L. Norris | |
| January 05, 1927 - June 08, 2010 | |
| Newton, Iowa
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| Visitation: The family will greet friends from 6-8 P.M., Friday, June 11, 2010 at the funeral home. | |
| Funeral Service: 2 P.M., Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the First Baptist Church in Newton. There will also be a lunch at the church beginning at noon on Saturday. | |
| Interment: Immediately following the funeral service on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the Newton Union Cemetery. | |
| Survivors include his wife, Twylia Norris of Newton; 2 daughters, Ellen (Darrell) DeVault of Waterloo, IL, and Kathy (Doug) Fifer of Newton; son, Les (Carol) Norris of Guttenberg, IA; 9 grandchildren: Amy Straub, Sarah (Dale) Meyer, Wendy DeVault, Joy (Mike) McCole, Sheri Norris, Lisa (Chris) Van Gorp, Michael (Marsha) Norris, Matthew (Tanya) Fifer, and Becky (Mike) Iske; 21 great-grandchildren: Stephanie, Andrew and Michael Straub; Sean and Macey Meyer; Emily, Keven, and Isabelle McCole; Gregory Vasseau and Genesee Merical; Max, Wyatt, Rory, and Ben Van Gorp; Christian and Stephanie Norris; Sheridan, Joshua, Caleb, and Katie Joy Fifer; and Madeline Iske; and many nieces and nephews.
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| He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Tom, George, Frank, Fred, Arthur, Robert, and his twin, Raymond; and his sisters, Alice Norris Weisbrod and Lenora Norris Girdner.
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| Ralph was born January 5, 1927 in Modena, MO, to Charles Elza and Lula Mae (Canfield) Norris. He graduated from Princeton High School in Princeton, MO, in 1945. He was united in marriage with Twylia Faye Moss on May 4, 1946, in Trey, KS. He worked as a research technician for the Maytag Company for 44+ years, retiring in 1992 as the Supervisor of Product Development. | |
| He had been a member of the First Baptist Church since 1956, where he had served as a trustee and had been on many boards. He was a 50 year member of the Newton Lodge #59 AF & AM. He served as Worshipful Master of Meridian Lodge #280 in Kellogg in 1973. He was a 50 year member of Newton Chapter #100 Order of the Eastern Star. He was also a member of the Maytag Management Club and Newton Rotary. He had built a display cabinet for City Hall and had built many display cabinets and other pieces for the Jasper County Museum.
Ralph enjoyed woodworking and had built many pieces of furniture for his family and friends. He also enjoyed metalworking, hunting, fishing, traveling, and had canoed the Boundary Waters. He also was a history buff. | |
| Memorials to the First Baptist Church or the Jasper County Museum may be left at the funeral home or at the church on the day of the service.
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Wallace Family Funeral Home 1115 E. 19th St. N., Newton, IA 50208-2539 Toll Free: 1-877-787-9911 Phone: 641-787-9911 Fax: 641-787-9208 staff@wallacefamilyfuneralhome.com
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