Norma June Carr

LOVING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER

Norma June Carr, 86, Rockford, was granted her angel wings on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center following a sudden illness.nbsp; She was born June 12, 1925, in Sycamore, the daughter of Rudolf and Oma (Hiscox) Pihl. Norma married Leonard L. Lenny Carr at Broadway Methodist Church in Rockford on September 29, 1951.nbsp; He passed away in Rockford on January 1, 2004.nbsp; She was a longtime member of Broadway Methodist Church and most recently of Brooke Road United Methodist Church.nbsp; Norma graduated in the first class from Rockford East High School in 1943. She enjoyed playing cards with her friends, especially those from her Rock Valley College group. Norma was very active in her church, in her childrens schools, and volunteered at SwedishAmerican Hospital. She loved to take road trips with her family to the Lake Geneva area and spent many years camping with her family all over the United States.

Survived by her daughter, Cheryl (Myron) Brubaker of Manhattan, Kansas; sons, Michael (Rose) Carr of Rockford, Kenneth (Martina) Carr of Moore, South Carolina, and Wayne (Krickett) Carr of Rockford; 4 grandchildren, Matthew and Geoffery Brubaker, Jonathon (Sarah) Carr, and Michelle (Matthew) Cascio.

Predeceased by her husband, Lenny; parents; brother, Jack Pihl, and her loving cat, Carmel.

Memorial service will be at 4:00pm, Friday, December 16, 2011, at Brooke Road United Methodist, 1404 Brooke Road, with Reverend Christopher Druce Jones officiating.nbsp; Private family burial in Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery.nbsp; Memorial visitation from 3:00pm until time of service on Friday at the church. Arrangements by Fitzgerald Funeral Home and Crematory, Mulford Chapel, 1860 S. Mulford Road. Memorials may be made to Millenium Center, 220 S. Madison St.