Norma Jean (Chappell Wagner) Avery Obituary

We bid farewell to Norma Jean (Chappell Wagner) Avery (Orange, California), whose journey of life gracefully concluded on January 14, 2026 at the age of 94. Norma touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

As we bid Norma farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Norma is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Guy Chappell and May Chappell; her husband Lenus Avery; and her son Larry Gottbehuet. She is survived by: her children, Daniel Cain (Tori) of Florence, Mark Gottbehuet of Pueblo, LeRae Wagner and Jeffery Wagner of Colorado Springs. She is also survived by many grandchildren, great grand children, neices and nephews.