Norma Doris Hopkins Quinn Obituary (1929

Norma was born on May 2, 1929 and died peacefully on February 5, 2013 in Lincoln, Nebraska. She grew up in Oklahoma. As a young woman she moved to California. She lived and worked in Santa Barbara, California for most of her life. She married Robert D. Quinn in 1957; he was an Iwo Jima survivor and successful building contractor. She raised four step-children with Robert, who passed away in 1994. She was a loving, kind, compassionate, intelligent woman with a beautiful spirit who loved family, especially children. She still took care of her great nephew, Max Grossbart, early in 2013. She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Mary and David Bartosiewski of Tempe, AZ, three sister-in-laws, two step-children, numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Relatives in Lincoln include Priscilla Henkelmann, Sandy Grossbart and their son, Max Grossbart, Rebecca and Ryan Wells, Thomas Henkelmann and Charles and Carol Henkelmann. She also had numerous friends; Norma never knew a stranger. Graveside internment is tentatively planned for May 2, 2013 at the Santa Barbara Cemetery.