Norma Hiemstra's obituary , Passed away on April 26, 2025 in Oskaloosa, Iowa

Norma Hiemstra

January 20, 1928 - April 26, 2025 (97 years old)

Oskaloosa, Iowa

Norma Hiemstra's obituary , Passed away on April 26, 2025 in Oskaloosa, Iowa

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Bates Funeral Chapel

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Norma Hiemstra

January 20, 1928 - April 26, 2025 (97 years old)

Oskaloosa, Iowa

Norma Hiemstra Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Norma Hiemstra (Oskaloosa, Iowa), who passed away at the age of 97, on April 26, 2025. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Norma Hiemstra to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Emmett B Franklin and Caroline Engle Franklin (Engle); her brothers, Max Franklin, Leonard Franklin and James; and her daughters, Carol A. Hiemstra Snook and Jean E. Hiemstra Euler (Peter Euler).

She is survived by: her daughter Nancy Lucille (Peter); her husband John E Hiemstra; her daughter Ruth Schaefer Gosdick (Paul Gosdick); her son-in-law Dean Snook; her grandchildren, John Snook (Autumn), Jacquelyn Hoffmann (Chris), Shawn Lawson (Kate), Andrew Schaefer, David Lawson, Timothy Schaefer (Prayosha) and Anna Cook-VandeSande (Sam); and her great grandchildren, Bradley Hoffmann, Brooke Hoffmann, Bryce Hoffmann, William Lawson and George Lawson.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Bates Funeral Chapel



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Visitation

Bates Funeral Chapel
114 S 7th St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577

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May 10

Funeral service

Bates Funeral Chapel
114 S 7th St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577

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May 10

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery
2051 Eaton Ave, Leighton, IA 50143

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