Norma I. Lowry

Norma I. Lowry, a 95-year-old resident of Little Falls, MN, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at St. Otto’s Care Center in Little Falls.Funeral Service will be held at 11 AM on Monday, November 2, 2015, at Lincoln Evangelical Free Church in Cushing, MN, with a visitation from 9 AM to 11 AM Monday at the church. Burial will be at 3:30 PM on Monday at the Minneopa Cemetery in South Bend Township, Blue Earth County, MN. Arrangements are with Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN. Norma was born on August 10, 1920, in Good Thunder, MN to the late August and Ida (Wiebold) Ganzkow. After graduating from Good Thunder high school, she worked for Northwest Airlines Reservations. Norma was united in marriage to Walter Lowry on September 24, 1944, in Good Thunder, MN and they settled in Minneapolis. In 1947, they moved to Little Falls, MN. Norma worked in catalog sales for Sears and eventually rose to a position of Credit Manager. In 1967, they moved to Edina, MN and Norma worked for the Sears central office on Lake Street in their Collections Department. When she retired in 1978, she and Walter moved to the shores of Lake Alexander, northwest of Little Falls. Norma was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Little Falls, St Peters Lutheran Church in Edina, MN, and a very active member of Lincoln Evangelical Church in Cushing, MN where she was known as a “Senior Angel”. Norma was a member of 2 bridge clubs in Little Falls. She loved to host parties and entertain people, maintaining close friendships for over 50 years. Norma enjoyed growing flowers, being at the lake, cookouts, traveling and visiting with family. She was a wonderful and loving grandma, strong in spirit, and had a zest for life. Norma is survived by son, Jay (Lynn) Lowry of Little Falls, MN; grandsons, Paul (Amanda) Lowry of Madison, MN, and their children, Elijah, Claire, and Gabriel, Mark (Janelle) Lowry of Palm Springs, CA, and their son Jaxon, Jonathan (Kathryn) Lowry f Hawley, MN and their children Marie, Charles, and Theodore; sister, Violet Kult of St. Paul, MN; and several nieces and nephews. Norma was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Walter; and siblings, Ben Ganzkow, Lillian Ganzkow, Roger Ganzkow, Dennis Ganzkow, and Dean Ganzkow. Honorary Bearers will be Jan Kiefer, Jeanette Gerbi, Joan Twomey, Margaret Flolid, Betty Gerling. Active Bearers will be Paul Lowry, Mark Lowry, Jonathan Lowry, Charles Olson, John Monahan, Stephen Ganzkow-Wold.

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Norma I. Lowry

August 10, 1920 - October 27, 2015