Norma Jean (Welter) Durkee was born on May 7, 1924. Norma passed away quietly on Jan. 18, 2020, at Traverse Manor, Traverse City, where she had been residing.

Norma attended Miami University in Ohio. During the summer of 1946 she worked at the Lake Placid Club, New York, where she met her future husband, Almon J. Durkee. They were married on June 14, 1947 in Elkhart and resided most recently in Traverse City. AJ passed away in 2000.

Norma is survived by her seven children, Dee (Peter), David (Kathy), Debra (Harley), Douglas, Daniel (Jan), Darren (Karin) and Darrell (Janice); eight grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

Norma played piano and cello, knit and worked in ceramics. She most enjoyed sewing and was a meticulous seamstress, selling items at local art fairs and from their cottage on Glen Lake.

She loved staying at the family cottage and spent many summer days there.

She was happy traveling with AJ in Europe during the 1980s. Norma was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Traverse City.

Due to the COVID-19 crisis Norma's service has been postponed for the safety of her friends and family. Service information is now pending. Once details have been worked-out a notice for service dates and times will appear.

Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services is caring for Norma and her family.

You may share your condolences on their website www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com .

Memorial contributions may be directed to Hospice of Michigan.