Visitation: Family will greet visitors one hour prior to the service.

Service: A Celebration of Norma’s Life will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 10, 2024 at Canton Lutheran Church, Canton, SD. 

       Norma Burrell, age 101, died Monday, August 5, 2024 at Good Samaritan Society Canton.  A Celebration of Norma’s Life will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 10, 2024 at Canton Lutheran Church, Canton, SD.  Family will greet visitors one hour prior to the service.  In Lieu of Flowers, memorials may be directed to the Canton Good Samaritan Society 4 season porch project.

          Norma was born on April 21, 1923 in Bone Lake, WI to Gustf A. and Jane (Olsen) Nyman.  She graduated from Luck High School in 1941.  Norma worked for Northwest Bell Telephone Company as an operator from 1940 to 1948.  She married Gene Junior Burrell on March 6, 1948.  The couple was blessed with three children: Timothy, Dann and Carole. Through the years, Norma has lived in Golden Valley, MN, Duluth, MN, Edina, MN, Bloomington, MN, Sioux Falls, SD and in 2017, she moved to Canton, SD.

          When she was not raising her family, Norma enjoyed playing games and doing crosswords.  She also worked as a seamstress for many years.   She had a strong faith and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

          Norma is survived by her children, Dann Lee Burrell and Carole (David) Jeanne Day; 8 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren with another on the way; along with numerous extended family and friends.  She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gene; son, Timothy Nyman Burrell; great-grandson, Brexton Day; and brothers, Russell, Marvin and Gordan Nyman. www.andersonandsonsfh.com