Norman Bruce "Norm" Ellis, Jr.
(March 25, 1971 - March 15, 2016)
Norman Bruce "Norm" Ellis, Jr., 44 years old, passed away at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, MO after suffering a heart attack and stroke.
Norman Ellis, Jr., was born in Kansas City, KS on March 25, 1971. The son of Norman Bruce Ellis, Sr. and Linda (Willmeth) Ellis.
He attended Atchison Public Schools when he was growing up and later an electronic institute for two years.
Norm & Teresa Clark were married on September 16, 1989. They later divorced.
Mr. Ellis worked as a brick layer for many years as a member of the brick layers union. He also worked for J.D. Dunn Construction Company in Kansas City, MO.
Survivors include his Mother; Linda and husband Mike Piper of Atchison, two sons; Norman Bruce Ellis III and Jesse Aaron Ellis, both of Atchison, two daughters; Alyssa Marie Ellis of the home, and Amber Dawn Ellis of Connersville, IN, one brother; John Ellis, and a sister, Michelle Drimmel, both of Atchison, also five grandchildren.
Norm was preceded in death by his Father, Norman Bruce Ellis, Sr., his paternal grandparents; Jesse and Minnie Ellis, maternal grandfather; John Willmeth and maternal step-grandfather; Leo King.
Funeral services will be Friday, March 18, 2016 at 1:30 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, March 17th from 6:30 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home to defray funeral expenses.
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on the snow.
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awake in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
HE IS GONE
You can shed tears that he is gone,
Or you can smile because he lived,
You can close your eyes & pray that he will come back,
Or you can open your eyes & see all that he has left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see home
Or you can be full of the love that you shared,
You can turn your back on tomorrow & live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember him & only that he is gone
Or you can cherish his memory & let it live on,
You can cry & close your mind,
Be empty & turn your back,
Or you can do what he would want:
Smile, open your eyes, love & go on.
by David Harkins
Such a great guy! Such a wonderful friend to our family. You are loved & will be remembered & missed. Rest in heavenly peace NORM!! :(
The Frank Bowen family
(March 25, 1971 - March 15, 2016)
Norman Bruce "Norm" Ellis, Jr., 44 years old, passed away at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, MO after suffering a heart attack and stroke.
Norman Ellis, Jr., was born in Kansas City, KS on March 25, 1971. The son of Norman Bruce Ellis, Sr. and Linda (Willmeth) Ellis.
He attended Atchison Public Schools when he was growing up and later an electronic institute for two years.
Norm & Teresa Clark were married on September 16, 1989. They later divorced.
Mr. Ellis worked as a brick layer for many years as a member of the brick layers union. He also worked for J.D. Dunn Construction Company in Kansas City, MO.
Survivors include his Mother; Linda and husband Mike Piper of Atchison, two sons; Norman Bruce Ellis III and Jesse Aaron Ellis, both of Atchison, two daughters; Alyssa Marie Ellis of the home, and Amber Dawn Ellis of Connersville, IN, one brother; John Ellis, and a sister, Michelle Drimmel, both of Atchison, also five grandchildren.
Norm was preceded in death by his Father, Norman Bruce Ellis, Sr., his paternal grandparents; Jesse and Minnie Ellis, maternal grandfather; John Willmeth and maternal step-grandfather; Leo King.
Funeral services will be Friday, March 18, 2016 at 1:30 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, March 17th from 6:30 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home to defray funeral expenses.
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on the snow.
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awake in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
HE IS GONE
You can shed tears that he is gone,
Or you can smile because he lived,
You can close your eyes & pray that he will come back,
Or you can open your eyes & see all that he has left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see home
Or you can be full of the love that you shared,
You can turn your back on tomorrow & live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember him & only that he is gone
Or you can cherish his memory & let it live on,
You can cry & close your mind,
Be empty & turn your back,
Or you can do what he would want:
Smile, open your eyes, love & go on.
by David Harkins
Such a great guy! Such a wonderful friend to our family. You are loved & will be remembered & missed. Rest in heavenly peace NORM!! :(
The Frank Bowen family
Norman Bruce "Norm" Ellis, Jr.
(March 25, 1971 - March 15, 2016)
Norman Bruce "Norm" Ellis, Jr., 44 years old, passed away at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, MO after suffering a heart attack and stroke.
Norman Ellis, Jr., was born in Kansas City, KS on March 25, 1971. The son of Norman Bruce Ellis, Sr. and Linda (Willmeth) Ellis.
He attended Atchison Public Schools when he was growing up and later an electronic institute for two years.
Norm & Teresa Clark were married on September 16, 1989. They later divorced.
Mr. Ellis worked as a brick layer for many years as a member of the brick layers union. He also worked for J.D. Dunn Construction Company in Kansas City, MO.
Survivors include his Mother; Linda and husband Mike Piper of Atchison, two sons; Norman Bruce Ellis III and Jesse Aaron Ellis, both of Atchison, two daughters; Alyssa Marie Ellis of the home, and Amber Dawn Ellis of Connersville, IN, one brother; John Ellis, and a sister, Michelle Drimmel, both of Atchison, also five grandchildren.
Norm was preceded in death by his Father, Norman Bruce Ellis, Sr., his paternal grandparents; Jesse and Minnie Ellis, maternal grandfather; John Willmeth and maternal step-grandfather; Leo King.
Funeral services will be Friday, March 18, 2016 at 1:30 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, March 17th from 6:30 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home to defray funeral expenses.
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on the snow.
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awake in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
HE IS GONE
You can shed tears that he is gone,
Or you can smile because he lived,
You can close your eyes & pray that he will come back,
Or you can open your eyes & see all that he has left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see home
Or you can be full of the love that you shared,
You can turn your back on tomorrow & live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember him & only that he is gone
Or you can cherish his memory & let it live on,
You can cry & close your mind,
Be empty & turn your back,
Or you can do what he would want:
Smile, open your eyes, love & go on.
by David Harkins
Such a great guy! Such a wonderful friend to our family. You are loved & will be remembered & missed. Rest in heavenly peace NORM!! :(
The Frank Bowen family
(March 25, 1971 - March 15, 2016)
Norman Bruce "Norm" Ellis, Jr., 44 years old, passed away at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, MO after suffering a heart attack and stroke.
Norman Ellis, Jr., was born in Kansas City, KS on March 25, 1971. The son of Norman Bruce Ellis, Sr. and Linda (Willmeth) Ellis.
He attended Atchison Public Schools when he was growing up and later an electronic institute for two years.
Norm & Teresa Clark were married on September 16, 1989. They later divorced.
Mr. Ellis worked as a brick layer for many years as a member of the brick layers union. He also worked for J.D. Dunn Construction Company in Kansas City, MO.
Survivors include his Mother; Linda and husband Mike Piper of Atchison, two sons; Norman Bruce Ellis III and Jesse Aaron Ellis, both of Atchison, two daughters; Alyssa Marie Ellis of the home, and Amber Dawn Ellis of Connersville, IN, one brother; John Ellis, and a sister, Michelle Drimmel, both of Atchison, also five grandchildren.
Norm was preceded in death by his Father, Norman Bruce Ellis, Sr., his paternal grandparents; Jesse and Minnie Ellis, maternal grandfather; John Willmeth and maternal step-grandfather; Leo King.
Funeral services will be Friday, March 18, 2016 at 1:30 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, March 17th from 6:30 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home to defray funeral expenses.
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on the snow.
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awake in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
HE IS GONE
You can shed tears that he is gone,
Or you can smile because he lived,
You can close your eyes & pray that he will come back,
Or you can open your eyes & see all that he has left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see home
Or you can be full of the love that you shared,
You can turn your back on tomorrow & live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember him & only that he is gone
Or you can cherish his memory & let it live on,
You can cry & close your mind,
Be empty & turn your back,
Or you can do what he would want:
Smile, open your eyes, love & go on.
by David Harkins
Such a great guy! Such a wonderful friend to our family. You are loved & will be remembered & missed. Rest in heavenly peace NORM!! :(
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