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Edwin Benjamin Nors
21 Jan 1944 – 17 Nov 2008
| Birth | 21 Jan 1944 |
| Death | 17 Nov 2008 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Michael K Goldsmith on 27 Sep 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31537221 |
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Edwin B. Nors, 64, of West, passed away Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, in Waco. A rosary will be recited and Mass of Christian Burial celebrated 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption, with the Rev. Ed Karasek and Msgr. Isidore Rozycki as celebrants. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. The family will receive visitors 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mr. Nors was born in West, Texas, to John and Emily (Gerich) Nors. He attended St. Mary's School and graduated from West High School in 1962. On October 24, 1964, he was united in marriage to Yvonne Willenborg in Tours. Edwin worked for West Lumber Company for over 40 years. He also worked for Community Grocery, Tiger Stop, and Lochridge Priest. He was a lifelong member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption. Edwin was a member and served as a former president of the West Ag Booster Club, West Kiwanis Club, St. Mary's School Quarterback Club, Bold Springs Water Supply, and the West Fraternal Auditorium Board. He was a former trustee for the West I.S.D and member of the S.P.J.S.T. Lodge No. 54, West Volunteer Ambulance Association, and the West Fair & Rodeo Association. He was a member of the West Chamber of Commerce, where he was honored as Citizen of The Year in 2004 and served as a director and associate director for Westfest for nearly 30 years. Edwin enjoyed auctioneering, driving his gator, fishing, farming, tending his cattle. He was known to all as a model citizen who has worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life in his hometown, and his remarkable contributions will continue to positively affect the residents of West for years to come. Survivors include his loving wife, Yvonne, of West; sons, Randy Nors and wife, Angie, Bradley Nors and wife, Jeannie, Greg Nors, and Douglas Nors and wife, Shannon, all of West; daughters, Cynthia M. Nors, of West, Lanette Sullins and husband, Lance, of Abbott, and Jessica Nors and fiancé, Mark Clifton, of Chilton; grandchildren, Kasie and her friend, James, Taylor, Morgan, Mason, Clay, Clint, Randall, Ty, and Tyler; great-grandson, Layne; brothers, Robert J. Nors and wife, Georgie and Thomas J. Nors and wife, Teresa, all of West; sister, Jeanette M. Urbanovsky and husband, Frank, of Aquilla; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and a host of friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 11/19/2008...P3
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