Mary Darlene Norris

Obituary Mary Darlene Norris of Fort Collins, Colorado, 87, died July 14, 2012. Mary was born in Des Moines, Iowa, where she lived for most of her life. She also maintained a home in Clear Lake, Iowa and lived for briefer periods in Omaha, Nebraska, Green Valley, AZ, and Kilmarnock, VA. She attended Drake University in Des Moines, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She was also an active volunteer for St. John's Home and School Association, the American Red Cross, and was a Democratic Precinct Committeewoman. She was an executive secretary for the senior partner of a Des Moines law firm for many years, performing "paralegal" functions before that job specialty existed. She was also an avid bridge player her entire life. She was predeceased by her husband, Clifford L. Norris, and son Thomas Eugene Norris. She is survived by her sons James M. Dollar and wife Linda of Greeley, CO, John P. Dollar and wife Jacke of Des Moines, IA, daughter Kathleen Conroy and husband Mike, of Weems, VA, nine grandchildren, two great-granddaughters, and her sister Catherine Kolb, Dallas, TX. Services will be held in Colorado at a later time. Read More Services You can still show your support by sending flowers directly to the family, or by planting a memorial tree in the memory of Mary Darlene Norris