Norma C. Ostrem

Norma C. Ostrem, 87, of West Branch, formerly of Eldora, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at the Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in West Branch. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora, with Pastor Brent Hartwig officiating. Burial will follow in the Eldora City Cemetery. A visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1 at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. Online condolences may be made to the Ostrem family at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com.

Norma Charlene Tietz, daughter of Charles and Mary Schwebke Tietz, was born March 17, 1928, in Eldora Norma graduated from Owasa High School in 1945. On March 17, 1956, she married Virgil Ostrem at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora. The couple resided on the family farm in rural Eldora. In 2005, Norma moved to Iowa City, and in 2012, moved to West Branch. Norma’s hobbies included sewing, reading, cooking, embroidery, quilting and crocheting. She also loved spending time with her family.

Norma is survived by her sons, Allan (Wenda) Ostrem of Iowa City; Philip (Julie) Ostrem also of Iowa City; her daughter, Rosemary (Dennis) Cooling of Kellogg; six grandchildren, Andy (Erica) Ostrem, Erin Ostrem, Nick Ostrem, Amy Ostrem, Grant Cooling and Samantha Cooling; two great-grandsons; and her sister, Lula Mae Doering of Iowa Falls.

In addition to her husband Virgil, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Ralph Tietz; and her parents.