Norma Jeanne Stech, 71, of 1423 Sunset Drive, Winona Lake, died at 2:15 a.m. Jan. 9, 2012, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
She was born Dec. 17, 1940, in Chicago, Ill., to Francis James and Pearl Eldonna Swaffar Stech.
She received a bachelor’s degree from Grace College, Winona Lake, in 1966, and a master’s degree from St. Francis University. She also received her endorsement in learning disabilities from Ball State University. She was an elementary school teacher at Warsaw Christian School for 44 years, retiring in 2011. She was a member of Community Grace Brethren Church, Warsaw.
Surviving are three brothers, Richard, Wayne and Gary Lofton, all of Illinois; and two sisters, Linda D’Amoto, Illinois, and Sandra Lofton, Australia.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw, officiated by Pastor Howard Immel. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico, Ind.
Calling is from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials may be made to Warsaw Christian School, 909 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
Condolences may be sent via www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com
