It is with great sadness that the family of Norma Jean Carlson announces her passing on February 4, 2022, at the age of 91.
Norma was born on January 4, 1931, on the family farm southeast of Hennessey, OK, to Albert and Nellie Pain Rottger. She attended Beulah, Oak View, and Hennessey Schools.
She married Garol D. Carlson on August 28th, 1946. They made their home on the farm for over 50 years southeast of Hennessey, and they had two sons who they raised on the farm.
She was a housewife and helped with farm work. She loved her family and friends and loved doing volunteer work. She was a longtime member of the Hennessey, OK, First Christian Church. After her husband’s passing, she moved to Warrenton, MO, to be closer to family. In 2005, she met Arthur Schmidt and he taught her to play golf. They played with a senior league group and made many more friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Garol D. Carlson; her parents, Albert and Nellie Rottger; brother, Robert Rottger; sister, Eva Louise Sullivan; an infant sister; and daughter-in-law, Marilyn Carlson.
She is survived by her sons, Jimmy R. Carlson and his wife Cindy of Warrenton, MO, and Gary G. Carlson of Lake St. Louis, MO; two grandchildren, Amy Carlson-Long and her husband David Long of Warrenton, MO; Matthew R. Carlson of St. Louis, MO; two great-grandchildren, Madeline Thurman and her husband Joshua Thurman, and David Samuel Long.
Visitation for Norma will be held at Pitman Funeral Home in Wentzville on Wednesday, February 9, from 2:00 to 7:00 pm. Funeral service for Norma will be held at Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home in Hennessey, OK, and she will be buried at Hennessey Cemetery.
