Norma Elaine Bartlow Chute Birth 23 Jan 1933 Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA Death 28 Jun 2010 (aged 77) Burlington, Kit Carson County, Colorado, USA Burial: Rushville City Cemetery Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA Memorial ID: 54313295
1/23/1933 - 6/28/2010 Norma Elaine Chute, age 77 of Greenville, passed away Monday, June 28, 2010 following a car accident in eastern Colorado. She was joined in death by her husband of 58 years, Vernon Eugene Chute.
Funeral services for Norma, Vernon, and Daniel will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday July 10, 2010 at the Greenville Free Methodist Church with Rev. Doug Newton officiating. Friends may call at the Greenville Free Methodist Church between 4 and 8 p.m. Thursday July 8. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made for a memorial in honor of Norma and Vernon to the Greenville Free Methodist Church.
Norma Elaine Bartlow, the daughter of Norris and Alice Burnside Bartlow, was born on January 23, 1933 on the Bartlow farm near Rushville. She attended the Tullas and Parrott one room schools and graduated from Rushville High School in 1950.
She attended Greenville College for one semester before returning home to Rushville to marry Vernon Eugene Chute on December 23, 1951. The couple lived in Jacksonville, Florida and Hutchinson, Kansas during his service in the U.S. Navy. They returned to Rushville while Vernon earned his Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1959. They lived in Florissant, Missouri for almost twenty years, before moving to Greenville in 1976.
Norma worked at Gary's Floor Coverings for several years before joining the staff at Greenville College Library. Norma was a lifelong member of the Free Methodist Church and loved the Lord Jesus, as her life demonstrated. She enjoyed doing volunteer work for various organizations. She was cherished by her children, adored by her grandchildren, and loved by her many friends.
Norma is survived by her three children: Stephen Chute of Highland; Rodney ( Anita) Chute of Greenville; Karen (Thomas) Arnold of Tucson, Arizona; her sister Bonnie (Keith) Vaughn of Rushville; and sister-in-law Shirley Bartlow of Rushville; grandchildren: Jeremy Chute, Creighton Chute, Rachel Chute, Renee Chute, Daniel Chute, Christopher Arnold, Sean Arnold, Haley Arnold, and great-granddaughter Anna Chute.
Norma was preceded in death by her father Norris Bartlow, mother Alice Burnside Bartlow, brother Byron Bartlow, and daughter-in-law Lois Chute.
Additional visitation and Memorial services will be held from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, July 11, 2010 at the Rushville Free Methodist Church with Memorial service at 4:00 p.m. Sunday. Interment will follow in Rushville City Cemetery.
Donnell - Wiegand Funeral Home
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Family Members Parents: Norris Creighton Bartlow 1898–1950 Alice M. Burnside Bartlow 1903–1995
Spouse: Vernon Eugene Chute 1931–2010 (m. 1951)
Siblings: Byron B. Bartlow 1930–2009 Bonnie Nell Bartlow Vaughn 1931–2019