Laverne Joy Norman, 86, of Hampton, Iowa, passed away Friday, September 14, 2018, at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton. She was born on March 4, 1932, in French Camp, California, to Obed and Alice (Bakken) Balken.
Laverne graduated from Edison High School in Minneapolis. She was united in marriage to Paul Norman on June 5, 1954, in Minneapolis. Laverne was a homemaker and lived the majority of her life in Minneapolis.
Laverne is survived by her husband, Paul Norman of Hampton, daughter Bonnie and her husband Dennis Sandin of Coulter, brother Richard Balken of Fond-du-lac, Wisconsin, sister Yvonne Keene of Ozark, Missouri, brother Kenneth Balken of Ozark, Missouri, along with several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents Obed and Alice.
Private family memorial will be held.
Burial will take place in the Hampton Cemetery.[more]