Norma Jean Siemsen

Beloved mother and grandmother, Norma Jean Muirhead Siemsen, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 in Genesis East Medical Center, Davenport, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 31, 2011, 10:30 am, Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Burial will be in the Inland Cemetery, Bennett. Visitation will be held on Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, Fry Funeral Home. A memorial fund has been established in her memory. Norma was born on February 24, 1932 in Tipton, Iowa and was the daughter of William Cullen and Lillian U. Erikson Muirhead. Norma graduated in 1950 from Tipton High School and was united in marriage to Harlen Harry Siemsen on November 26, 1950 in Tipton. She worked alongside of her husband on their farm and was an excellent homemaker, mother and grandmother. Norma was a member of the Peace Church of Christ United in Bennett and lived her entire life in Cedar County. Norma was involved with both Tipton and Bennett Senior Citizens and loved playing cards and bingo and appreciated her many friends she made through those activities. Norma is survived by her daughter, Kathy (Michael) Minde of Richardson, Texas; son, Kevin (Pamela) Siemsen of Marshalltown, Iowa; grandchildren, Angela, Joshua and Brionna; sister, Marian (Robert) Taylor of West Liberty, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harlen, on December 16, 1993; her parents; sisters, Lois Warmuth and June Werling.