Norma Elaine Bolen, of Mentone, passed away at 6:31 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2019, at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw at the age of 72.
She was born Dec. 21, 1946, in Rochester, to Reba Wagoner Isley and Andrew Noble Isley. On Oct. 7, 1964, in Rochester, she was married to Delbert Bolen, who survives.
Norma attended Talma High School and worked as a supervisor at Marshall Electric in Rochester for 10 years. She loved to cook and celebrate family occasions and holidays. With her entire life spent as a loving wife, mother and grandmother, Norma will be remembered by all.
She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 54 years, Delbert Bolen, Warsaw; four daughters: Peggy (Mark) Davis, Warsaw; Norma (Lonny) Hodges, Mentone; Regina Bolen, Mentone; and April (Michael) Meade, Mentone; and her son, Noble (Debbie) Bolen, North Manchester. She also leaves behind 20 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Larry (Edith) Isley, Rochester, and Max (Eileen) Isley, Akron; and five sisters: Loretta Miller, Alabama; Barbara Reese, Bourbon; Mary (Larry) Hammonds, Claypool; Sue (John) Miller, Peru; and Cindy (Tom) Burnworth, Claypool.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Kenny, Billy and Carleton; two sisters, Nancy and Juanita; daughter, Evelyn Elaine Bolen, on Sept. 3, 2008; and three grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.?Her funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 3, at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home with Mark Davis and Pastor Ballard Wood officiating. Burial will follow with a graveside service at Palestine Cemetery in?Palestine.
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Memorial donations may be directed to Special Olympics of Indiana/Kosciusko County, 6965 E. South Barbee Drive, Pierceton, IN 46562.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s webstite at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
