Norma (Jeno) Ackerman

Norma Jeno Ackerman, 78 of Marion, passed away on July 23, 2024. Memorial Service will be at 11:00 am Saturday, July 27, 2024 at the Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, Marion with visitation beginning at 10:00 am. Arrangements provided by Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home.

Norma Jean Wanous was born May 29th 1946 in Owatonna, Minnesota to Harold and Mildred (Racek) Wanous. She grew up on the family farm near Owatonna, Minnesota where she went to country School District #59. Her family moved to Owatonna where she attended Owatonna High School, graduating in 1964.

She married Irvin Jeno in 1964. They moved to Clinton Falls. She was a Catholic Daughter and a helper with the Brownies and Girl Scouts from Medford, Minnesota.

They moved to Marion South Dakota in 1976. She was a healthcare worker, CNA, and home health worker for the State of South Dakota, HALT(Hospice Assistive Living Technician), and for Sioux Valley Hospital. She was a hospice volunteer and a volunteer EMT with the Marion Ambulance.

She moved to Peoria, Arizona in 1998. She continued her healthcare career working in care centers with assisted living and home health care. She was a co-leader for the High Hoppers (people with mental and physical challenges) at Pure Heart Church in Peoria, Arizona. She retired in December 2020 and moved back to Marion in 2021.

She enjoyed NASCAR and dirt track racing. Her favorite NFL teams were Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals.

She is survived by four of her children,  Chris (Tom) Hurd, Harold (Julie) Jeno, Jeff (Rhonda) Jeno and Kathy Anderson; son-in-law Jay Hertel; 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; ex-husband Irvin Jeno; 3 brothers, Luverne Wanous of Owatonna, MN, Francis (Sharon) Wanous of Owatonna, MN, Rick (Ingrid) Wanous of Granada, West Indies; a sister,  Shirley (Tom) Woodfill of Owatonna, MN; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her daughter Beverly Hertel, grandsons Brendan and Kyle Hurd, sister-in-law Marilyn Wanous, and niece Roxanne Copp.