Norma Brothers Leffler
BY Staff Reports
Sunday, December 09, 2012
Obit=8871992
Norma Brothers Leffler, age 97, passed away on December 6, 2012, in Signal Mountain, Tennessee. She was born in Lebanon, Oklahoma and graduated from Northeastern State Teacher’s College in Tahlequah. She married L.A. “Sam” Leffler in 1937 and taught for many years in Alluwe and Nowata public schools. She served on the board of the Harmon Foundation, the Nowata Library board, and the State Board of Excellence in Education, founded by David Boren. She was honored as a Person of Distinction by the Oklahoma Retired Teachers Association in 2005. She was a long time active member of the First Christian Church in Nowata where she taught youth and adult Sunday School classes and served as elder. She is survived by her daughter, Gerre (Doug) Schwert, Signal Mtn, Tennessee; her son, John (Sandra) Leffler, Owasso; grandchildren Doug Smith of Dallas, Mike Smith of Bartlesville, Ree (Ladd) Drummond of Pawhuska, Betsy (Matt) Schoenholz of Seattle, Jon (Asta) Leffler of Milwaukee and Julie Clyman of Broken Arrow; ten beloved great-grandchildren, eleven nieces and nephews and many valued friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam, in 1983, her daughter-in-law, Trish, in 1977, her parents, three sisters and a brother. A memorial service and celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, December 15, at 11 am, at the First Christian Church in Nowata. Memorial contributions may be made to the church at 211 South Pine, Nowata, Oklahoma. This obituary was published in the Tulsa World on 12/9/2012.
