Norma Jean (Hawthorne) Bolland

Norma Jean Bolland, 77, longtime resident of New Brighton, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Thursday, August 31, 2017.

Norma was born on August 8, 1940, at East Liverpool City Hospital, the daughter of the late Sam and Irene Hawthorne of Industry, Pa. She was preceded in death by her parents; aunt, Mary Jane Hays (Aunt Beck); sister, Debbie Hawthorne; and her loving husband of 51 years, Ronald Bolland.

Norma will be greatly missed by her children, Cathleen Bolland (Scott Shearer) of Ohioville and Jeffrey Bolland (Lisa) of New Brighton; her grandchildren, Ryan Bolland (Cassie), Haley and Kyle Bolland; great-grandchild, Carson Bolland; sister, Connie Price (Sam); brother-in-law, Roger Bolland (Deborah); several cousins, nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, and many wonderful friends and neighbors.

Norma was a familiar face to thousands of students of the New Brighton School District as a ticket seller at New Brighton football games and for 41 years as a baker, head cook, and cashier at the school cafeterias. Norma never let a child go hungry or miss a football game as long as she had the price of a meal or a game in her pocket.

Norma was a 1959 graduate of Lincoln High School in Midland, Pa. She was a pasty Worthy Advisor of the Order of Rainbow for Girls, Midland Assembly No. 83, and past Mother Advisor of the Order of Rainbow for Girls, New Brighton Assembly No. 58. Norma was a member of the Wenonah Chapter No. 124, Order of the Eastern Star and a past Worthy Matron. Norma was an active member of the New Brighton United Methodist Church and its predecessors since 1969 and served as a member of the New Brighton Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary for more than 20 years.

Friends will be received on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, from 3 to 8 p.m. in the J&J SPRATT FUNERAL HOME, 1612 Third Ave., New Brighton, www.jjsprattfh.com. On Thursday, friends will be received at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until time of funeral service at 11 a.m. with Rev. Scott Berkley officiating. There will be an Eastern Star Service at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home conducted by the members of the Wenonah Chapter No. 124.

Interment will follow in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum.

In lieu of flowers, if desired, donations may be made to the New Brighton United Methodist Church or a charity of your choice.

The family of Norma wishes to express their gratitude to Allegheny Health Network Hospice for all their kindness and loving care of Norma in her final days and the family extends special thanks and love to Norma's four guardian angels - Susie Carr, Cheryl Oshop, Stephanie Matrazzo and Rick Zinsser.