Norma Jean Olney, age 85, of Kadoka, S.D., died Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Norma Jean Slater was born February 2, 1928, in Correctionville, Iowa, the daughter of Marcus E. and Emma R. (Alger) Slater. As a child, she lived in Correctionville and Kingsley, Iowa, before moving to Kadoka in 1941.
Norma was united in marriage to Richard G. “Bud” Olney on March 28, 1949. To this union were born 10 children.
Norma was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, matriarch and aunt.