Norma Costa

Norma Costa, age 94, of Decorah, IA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Calmar, Iowa, with Rev. Ron Pederson officiating. Burial will be in the Calmar City Cemetery in Calmar.    Visitation will begin on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., one hour before the service, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Norma Lucille (Sunday) Costa was born October 16, 1923, the daughter of Emil & Helma (Bergland) Sunday, on a farm in Springfield Township, rural Decorah, IA. She attended Knutson Country School and graduated from Decorah High School in 1942. Norma worked as a bookkeeper at the old Coast to Coast store in Decorah. Norma married Everett L. Costa on October 16, 1946 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Calmar, IA and resided in Decorah.  In the mid-1960's, Everett & Norma moved to Spencer, IA for a couple of years and then moved to Modesto, CA. While living in California, Norma worked at Montgomery Ward’s for many years. Norma moved back to Decorah in 2002 and purchased the house she and Everett built in the 1950's. It is located next to her sister Elaine. She has enjoyed living there, watching and feeding the birds. Over the years, Norma has enjoyed many family gatherings ~ especially the card playing.  Norma was an avid sports fan.....baseball, football, basketball and NASCAR.  She spent endless hours watching sports on TV.  The Chicago Cubs, Oakland Raiders and Iowa Hawkeyes could always count on her support.  Sometimes even the Iowa State Cyclones. Norma was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Everett (1985); her brothers Lester (Mayme) Sunday, Earl Sunday, Walter (Donna) Sunday, and Harold (Mary) Sunday; her sister, Elaine (Pete) Lowry; and one nephew, Rod Sunday. Norma is survived by one sister-in-law, Betty Sunday of Waukegan, IL, and several nieces and nephews.