Connie J. Norris
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Connie J. Norris, 72 of Lawrence, Kansas passed away February 16 2025 at the Neuvant House of Lawrence. Connie was born June 11th, 1952 at the family home in Williamsburg, Ks to Richard and Frankye (Wiscombe) Thornbrugh.
Connie married Ken Norris, son of Donald and Ruth Norris on September 24, 1987 in Lawrence, Kansas.
Connie did many things in her life, she ran a childcare center in her home, was a homemaker, and worked as a document specialist at Sallie Mae before embracing her role as a professional Grandmother.
Connie was preceded in death by her parents and brother Richard D. Thornbrugh.
Survivors include her husband, Children; Brad (Heather) Hauschild, Jill Kline. Stepchildren; Tim (Jenny) Norris, Wendy (Brian) Freeman. Sisters; Cheryl Hetrick, Virginia Van Valkenburg, Sandra ( Byron, and Kathie Romstedt. 11 Grandchildren, and 2 Great-Grandchildren.
Connie will be remembered as loving wife, mother and grandmother who loved gardening, reading and DIY projects.
Funeral Service for Connie J. Norris will be held at 1:00 p.m. on February 24, 2025 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W 13th Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66044.
The family suggests memorials in Connie’s name be made to the Alzheimer’s Association (https://www.alz.org/kansascity?form=FUNDHYMMBXU) and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary.
For more information or to post a condolence go to warrenmcelwain.com.
Connie will surely be missed by all that loved her. She was a very sweet sister in law and loved so much by my Brother, Ken.
I always remember going to Connie and Ken’s home and see her pretty flowers along the driveway.
She had flower beds for her Granddaughters, along side her flower beds.
Ken, made her a beautiful sunroom where she would sew, read, crochet. Beautiful plants all around the room.
Love you Connie ..till we meet on the other side!
I am so sorry to hear the news of Connie’s passing. My thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time. Connie was a wonderful person that definitely put her family at the center of her life. She will be missed. I always enjoyed seeing her when Ken and work friends got together for lunch or hearing the stories from Ken about her taking care of the grandchildren. She was proud of them and she just beamed with the her love for her family.
Connie was a kind and lovely person. I don’t know of to many people that would willingly embrace her new husband’s former brother in law and sister in law as her family as well but she did. When our children were small, one of them … in trying to figure out how this new lady in his Uncle Ken’s life would affect him and bluntly asked Connie if she was now his Aunt and without missing a beat, Connie assured this cute little boy that “yes, indeed … she was now happily his Aunt” and that was that. We’ve lost her much to soon. Love and prayers to Ken and family from Robert, Rita, Drew, Adam & Bridget.
Remember working with Connie at Sallie Mae. Such a kind-hearted, quiet, soothing person. Rest easy Connie.