Norma Jean Leben Andersen ’59, age 77, formerly of Bloomington, passed away Oct. 8, 2015, at home after a long illness. She is survived by her sister, Helen Duncan of Roodhouse, IL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Andersen; her parents, August E. Leben and Grace Dolly Batton; four brothers; and four sisters. Norma graduated from Bloomington High School and received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Illinois Wesleyan University and Illinois State University in the field of music. She taught junior high music and was a master music arranger and judge for the Sweet Adelines for more than 30 years. She was an avid fan of the Chicago Bears and Cubs. She loved her schnauzers and owned seven of them in her lifetime.
A link to the obituary can be found here.
May Norma sing with the angels. Norma and I were students at Bloomington High School and IWU.
Marilyn Warren Veselack