Norma Louise Windmiller's Obituary
Norma Louise Windmiller (nee Graham), age 85, of Amherst passed away Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Amherst Manor Nursing home.
She was born on October 8, 1931 in Howard County, Indiana to Charles Norman and Bertha Lucille (nee Zimmerman) Graham and graduated from Chester High School in N. Manchester, Indiana in 1949. She received an Associates Degree of Applied Business from Lorain County Community College in 1975 and her Bachelor of Science Degree in 1977 from Dyke College.
Norma made her career as an accountant for Ciba Corning in Oberlin, Ohio, retiring in 1992 after 14 years of service. While employed there she was the recipient of the Quality Achievement Award.
She was a member of the Old Stone Church, in Amherst, the 4-H Club (as a child), the Century Club of Amherst, and the Willow Wackers Golf League, of which she served as President. She also served as Treasurer for the Lorain County Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Treasurer for the 912 Group.
Norma enjoyed cooking, sewing, reading, playing golf, but most of all enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
She is survived by her daughter, Mary Jo Shalkhauser, of Amherst; sons, Scott Windmiller, of Dodge, Wisconsin, and William Windmiller, of Florida; grandchildren, Amanda, Jacob, and Lucas Shalkhauser; and her siblings, Ruth Anderson, of Denver, Indiana, Esther Givens, of Kokomo, Indiana, James Graham, of Moline, Illinois, John Graham, of Laketon, Indiana, Robert Graham, of Bennetsville, South Carolina, Paul Graham, of Bridgewater, Virginia, and Carolyn Sue Sheffield, of Bedford, Virginia.
Norma was preceded in death by her husband, of 58 years, Cloid D. Windmiller; parents, Charles and Bertha Graham; and siblings, Mary Christenson, Edna Jackson, and William Graham.
The family invites friends to join them for a memorial service on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Old Stone Evangelical Church, 553 S. Main Street, Amherst. Pastor Jackie Hamilton will officiate. Private inurnment will take place at a later date at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, in Rittman, Ohio.
Contributions may be made in memory of Norma to the Old Stone United Methodist Church.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.dovinreberjones.com
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