Norma L. Hartman Sep 7, 1927 – Apr 10, 2016 Age 88, of Omaha; formerly of Grand Island, died on Sunday, April 10, 2016, at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home in Omaha. The family will hold a private celebration of life; no formal service will be held. Mrs. Hartman was born on September 7, 1927, in Rockville, Nebraska to Alton L. and Irma K. (Nielsen) Woten. She grew up in Rockville and Shelton, Nebraska. She graduated from Shelton High School in 1946. Norma married William A. Mann of Boston, Massachusetts. They had a daughter, Barbara Louise. In 1958 she married W.E. (Mac) Hartman of Grand Island. They had two children together, Christopher Michael and Julie Ann Hartman. Norma worked on the farm and the family Dairy Queen in Shelton. She then began her career working for Pacific Bell in Seattle, moved back to Grand Island, and later to Omaha to finish her 30 years with AT&T. She also worked in the Afternoon gift shop in Omaha for 15 years following her retirement. Always dressed to impress, she loved her family, beloved schnauzers, reading, baking, and crocheting hundreds of hats for cancer patients in Omaha. She is survived by her children: Christopher of Phoenix, Julie Ann of Omaha, and Barbara Mann-Rubin of Eugene, Oregon; granddaughter, Jessica Pearre and great-grandson, Jack Pearre, both of Portland, Oregon; a sister, Phyllis Moore of Lompoc, California; two nieces, Kathy Conway and Kerry Sills; nephew, Mark Moore. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mac Hartman. Special thanks to her friends Marco Rossetti, William C. Lewis, Rick Underwood, and Dr. Doug Cunningham of Phoenix, and the staff of Rose Blumkin in Omaha for their love and special care. Memorials are suggested to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home where she received the utmost in wonderful care.
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