Norma McClanahan, 88, of Iowa Falls, Iowa, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2012, at the Heritage Care Center, Iowa Falls. Memorial services for Norma McClanahan will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at the First United Methodist Church, 619 Main Street, Iowa Falls, Iowa, with Pastor Carol Meyer officiating. A time of visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:30 pm Monday, December 3rd at the Linn's Funeral Home, 1521 Washington Avenue, Iowa Falls, Iowa. Inurnment will be at the Union Cemetery, Iowa Falls. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Iowa, 2 West Main Street, Marshalltown, Iowa 50158 and Ellsworth Municipal Hospital Foundation, 110 Rocksylvania Avenue, Iowa Falls 50126. The Linn's Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Norma Nadine Lambert was born April 4, 1924, at the Ellsworth Municipal Hospital, Iowa Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Hardy and Kathryn Sylvia [Anderson] Lambert. She attended the Iowa Falls Community Schools, graduating with the class of 1942. On December 13, 1946, she was united in marriage to Dick E. Wellen. To this union a son was born: Randy. On January 5, 1948, Norma was united in marriage to William Glenn McClanahan in Lincoln, Nebraska. To this union four children were born: Kathryn, Patric, Michael, and Mari Jo. They were lifelong residents of Iowa Falls. Norma was a woman full of words and wisdom; proven in her wide range of employment opportunities. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Iowa Falls; the church circle; and the Ladies of the Elks, Iowa Falls.

Norma McClanahan is survived by her children: Randy [Noim] Wellen of Yorba Linda, California, Kitty Hummer of Denver, Colorado, Patric McClanahan of Iowa Falls, Mike [Sandra] McClanahan of Bose, Idaho, Mari Jo Hardesty of Des Moines, Iowa; twelve grandchildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents: Hardy and Kathryn Lambert; her husband: Bill McClanahan; and a brother: Richard 'Wiff' Lambert.