Obituary of Norma I. Westphal

Norma Irene Westphal, 90, of Iowa City, died Saturday, July 25, 2020, at her home of an apparent heart attack. Norma’s family will be having a small, private memorial service on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at 1pm at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. Due to COVID-19 only a few family members will be in attendance at the physical service, however we will be streaming Norma’s service live on for her friends and family to enjoy. The service will also be saved on this page for later viewing as well. Thanks for your understanding in this new way of joining Norma’s family in remembering Norma. These services can be viewed through the following YouTube link https://youtu.be/_GyeruG3sVo. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in her memory to Iowa City Hospice or Our Redeemer Lutheran Church both in Iowa City. To share a thought, memory or condolence with her family please visit the funeral home website @ www.gayandciha.com. Norma Irene Meyer was born March 25, 1930 in Spring Valley, MN the daughter of Herbert and Gaynol (Bauer) Meyer. She attended schools in Spring Valley graduating with the class of 1949 from Spring Valley High School. On July 28, 1950 she married Darold F. Westphal in Spring Valley. For a number of years, she worked as an administrative assistant for several law firms in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. The family moved to Iowa City in 1967 where she worked for the Iowa Law Review. Her family includes her son and his wife, Brian and Lynne Westphal; grandson, Adam Westphal; and her siblings, Gloria Richardson (Don), Phyllis Hendrikson (Percy), Merlin Meyer (Lori) and Wendell Meyer. Norma was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Darold; and brother, Loren Meyer.