Norma Lois McNary, 90 of Rochester passed away peacefully with her family by her side, on October 20, 2020 at The Waters on Mayowood.

Norma Lois Orth was born on November 8, 1929 to Clinton and Grace (O'Neil) Orth in Minneapolis, MN. She graduated from Redwood Falls, MN High School and the University of Minnesota, obtaining a degree in Home Economics. On August 4, 1951 she married the love of her life, James "Jim" McNary in Windom, MN. Together, they made Rochester their home, raising their seven children.

Norma worked with The Reading Center, tutoring children with Dyslexia. She loved to give others the gift of reading. She also volunteered at Mayo Clinic, St. Marys' Hospital, the Dorothy Day House, the Women's Prison in AZ, and St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and School. Norma was a devoted wife, mother, nana, and friend always putting others first. After surviving seven teenagers, she and Jim enjoyed wintering in Sun City West, AZ with their friends.

She is survived by her husband Jim of Rochester, her children Bill (Susan) McNary, Ann (John) Mike, Sheila (Tom) Hayes, Cathy (Ted) Pletta, Patty (Jay) Vavra, Maggie (Tom) Corley, Jim (Tiffany) McNary, twenty-four grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren (with more on the way!), and her sister Marion Isaak.

She is preceded in death by her parents and her sisters Mary M. Greene and Donna Streich.

Due to the pandemic, a Private Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at the Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Catholic in Rochester, Minnesota. The church will be live-streaming the Mass beginning at 10:30a.m. Click here to watch the live stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTlCh08Fa1J4JmCGHBWwIhw/

Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery Rochester. The family would like to extend their appreciation to the staff at the Waters on Mayowood for the compassionate care given to Norma.

Memorials are preferred to Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Research or The Reading Center of Rochester. http://philanthropy.mayoclinic.org/alzheimers

Click here to watch a memorial slideshow of memories from Norma's life: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XgsTJ8qpK0nhpH9yeq2Tk8KaTA8aNTCZ/view?usp=sharing_eil&ts=5f970c87