Norma Jean Hanson

Norma Jean Hanson (Heigis), 80, of Cheyenne, died on Friday, May 24, 2013, in Cheyenne with two daughters, Sherri and Kevin Pyle and Kathy Schnell, and her grandson, Chad Heigis, all by her side.

She was born on Dec. 6, 1932, in Big Timber, Mont., to Don and Georgia (Farthing) Reese.

Norma married David Heigis and had seven children. She later married Ronald Hanson in 1973 and they owned and operated Green Acres Café in Pine Bluffs for several years. Norma finally moved to Casper in 1980 and was employed at the Wyoming Youth Center retiring in 1992.

She was a member of the Women of the Moose L...