Former Maplewood Resident Passes At 97

MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The following obituary was provided by Austin Funeral & Cremation Services:

Norma Bailey Kromer passed away on June 7, 2019. Norma was born on February 18, 1922 and
grew up on a farm in Indiana during the Depression. She met the love of her life during the war
on a blind date and married 1st Lt. Donald S. Kromer on June 2, 1945. They shared 59 ½ years of
life and love in Connecticut, New Jersey and Massachusetts including the final 24 years of
retirement in a classic antique Cape home on Cape Cod.

After Don’s passing, Norma packed up the wagons and moved to Tennessee to be closer to family. Norma was a voracious reader, a master seamstress, a devoted mother and a loving wife to Don.
Norma spent her final days in Willowbrook Hospice Care at Somerfield Health Care Center
surrounded by her 5 children in Brentwood, Tenn.

Norma is survived by her close friend, Sal Amato and five children: Maggie, Peter (Jess), Marty
(Bill), Amy and Beth (John) as well as nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Our love for her is everlasting. Norma was interred with Don in a private ceremony at the National
Cemetery in Bourne, Mass. on Friday June 14.

An online guestbook is available at AustinFuneralService.com.

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