Norma Waggoner

NORMA (GOETTSCH) WAGGONER Norma Waggoner, 81, life long resident of Atlantic, Iowa passed on, March 7, 2008 a t the Bergan Mercy Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, following a lengthy illness. Norma Leota Goettsch was born the daughter of Edward and Marion (Hansen) Goettsch on April 22, 1926 in Atlantic, Iowa. She attended school in Atlantic and graduated with the Atlantic High School class of 1943. Norma married Jack Duane Waggoner on June 8, 1946 at the Gretna Green Wedding Chapel in Yuma, Arizona. The couple was blessed with two daughters. She was a member of the United Church of Christ. She was secretary for JC Penney Store, Walnut Grove, Sears and Roebuck, Fast Oil Company, IDS American Express and Pymosa School Board. The couple farmed north of Atlantic for ten years. Norma will be remembered as being family oriented. Her family and friends will treasure their memories of how she liked her flowers, enjoyed dancing and was a wonderful cook. She loved spending time with her family, loved to travel and loved getting home. She is survived by her husband Jack Waggoner; two daughters, Linda Elliott of Omaha and Debra Waggoner of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and grandchildren, Tonya Elliott of Houston, Texas and Nicole Elliott of Los Angeles, California. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Alvin Goettsch.Funeral InformationThe family will meet with friends at a visitation on Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 8:00 at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic. Norma"s funeral service will be held Wednesday, March 12th, at 10:30 A.M. at Rolands. Pastor Nancy Jensen of the United Church of Christ in Atlantic will officiate. The committal service will be in the Atlantic Cemetery in Atlantic. A luncheon will follow in the United Church of Christ Fellowship HallIN HER LOVING MEMORY Norma WaggonerBORNApril 22, 1926 in Atlantic, IowaENTERED INTO RESTBergan Mercy Medical Center in Omaha, NebraskaFriday, March 7, 2008at the age of 81 Years, 10 Months and 15 DaysFUNERAL SERVICEWednesday, March 12, at 10:30 Ten Thirty in the MorningRoland Funeral Home Atlantic, IowaOFFICIATINGPastor Nancy JensenFirst United Church of Christ Atlantic, IowaMUSICAL SELECTIONS"The Wind Beneath My Wings&""The Lord"s Prayer&""Through The Years&"MUSICIANSRandall and Sharon BreckerbaumerBEARERSZac Wiges Steve Comes Lee Poeppe Eddie Biwer Carroll Bouchard Steve Andersen FLOWER COMMITTEE Jennie Johnson & Carolyn SymondsCOMMITTAL SERVICEAtlantic CemeteryNorma's family will meet with friends on Tuesday evening from 6:30 until 8:30 at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.