Norma Jean Quiring (Karschnik) was born Aug. 10, 1932, to Carl and Lucille (Olson) Karschnik at the farmhouse in Kimball Township, Jackson County that was 10 miles south of Mountain Lake. Norma was baptized at Kimball Lutheran Church on Sept. 4, 1932. She was confirmed at the same church on July 28, 1946. Norma attended a one-room country school for 8 years in Jackson County. Then she attended Mountain Lake Public High School where she graduated with the class of 1950. She met her life partner, Arnold Quiring, in high school. After graduation, the two were united in marriage on Jan. 4, 1951, at Kimball Lutheran Church. This union blessed them with 3 children, Jim, Dale, and Nyla. Arnold and Norma worked for 11 years for Henry Pankratz before finding her true passion in life, which was being a teacher’s assistant at the Mountain Lake School system. She worked as an elementary assistant up until her retirement in 1994. After retirement, Norma did some volunteer work for RSVP, Care and Share, church and attempted to play golf. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday school, Vacation Bible School, Alter Guild, funeral committee, and sang in the choir. Besides being a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, she was a wonderful baker and cook. Every Saturday, she baked pies, cookies, bread, tea rings and zwieback for family and friends. Dale said he never ate a loaf of boughten bread until he went to college. Left to cherish Norma’s memory include her children, Jim (Barb) Quiring, Dale (Sheryl) Quiring, Nyla (Brad) Gerhardt; grandchildren, Andrew (Kelsey) Quiring, Jeffrey Quiring, Hollee Quiring, Hillaree (Kelly) Meyer, Lukas (Darcy) Gerhardt, Christopher (Ashley) Gerhardt; 16 great-grandchildren; sisters, Louise Quiring and Betty (Sam) Hotzler.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Lucille Karschnik; husband, Arnold Quiring; grandson, Scott Gerhardt; and brother-in-law, Donald Quiring.

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