Norma Mae Piester Breum was born May 9th, 1931 and died January 9th, 2011 after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease.
She was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Harry and Florence Piester. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1949 and then from Washington State College, where she met her future husband, Lawrence Breum, who preceded her in death in 2005. They were married in 1953. Norma is survived by her three children: Mike (Pam) Breum of Stanwood, Terry (Janet) Breum of Lake Villa, Illinois, and Cheryl Breum of Samish Island; 8 grandchildren: Tyler and Sean Breum, Taylor, Carrie, Bethany, and John Breum, and Amy (Justin) Marshall and Sara Schlicker and one great-granddaughter, Abbygail Marshall. She is also survived by her two sisters; Karen (Jack) Carlson of Redmond, and Gail (Ben) Brower of Camano Island; brother-in-law Ray (Shirley) Breum of Stanwood, and sister-in-law Kate Storassli of Tacoma.
Norma worked for many years in her husband's dental office in Everett and on their farm in Stanwood. She was instrumental in starting the Bible Study Fellowship class in Mount Vernon, in which she participated from 1966 to 1996. Her greatest joy was telling others about Christ.
Lawrence and Norma were blessed with many lifelong friendships, including that of Richard and Pat Smith. Her family would like to thank the staff at Josephine Sunset Home for the 11 years of loving care Norma received.
A Memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., January 13th, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Stanwood. Viewing will be on Wednesday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, 9-10 a.m. at Gilbertson Funeral Home in Stanwood. Remembrances may be made to Josephine Sunset Home or Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Stanwood, where Norma was a member. Arrangements under the care of Gilbertson Funeral Home.