Norma Lee Morand - Gerrard, 93, of Topeka, Ks., died at 6:00 AM, Monday, December 2nd, 2019 at her home in Lakewood, Colorado. She was born December 7th, 1926 in Topeka, Kansas, to George Wesley and Ada Leona Morand. She was the second of four daughters.
She married Forrest Edward Gerrard on August 11th,1946 in Fort Collins, Colorado and had two boys, Rodney Forrest Gerrard, born in 1952, and Norman Lee Gerrard, born in 1954.
She is survived by her two sons, six grandchildren, Adrienne, Gina, Justin, Jamie, Victoria and Elizabeth. She is also survived by ten great-grandchildren, Heidi, Haley, Michael, Kaitlin, Samantha, Bethany, Alex, Mason, McKenna and Cleo.
Norma Lee was a long-time resident of Lakewood, Colorado, where she lived and built two homes. She graduated from Wheatridge, Highschool in 1944 and retired from both the Denver Department of Social Services and Safeway where she was always awarded for her outstanding work ethic.
She loved and lived for her family. She enjoyed doing work at the Temple. She always kept a tidy home and her door was always open to family and friends.
Her life was centered around her grandchildren. In the later years of her life as her thoughts became cloudy, she was still able to remember everyone’s name and continued to express her constant love.
She was an outspoken woman who believed that there was always work to be done. She was constantly on the move and was always the first person to lend a helping hand to those in need. She dedicated her life to service and helping others. Her generosity was unmatched!
She was the family foundation, the rock that grounded us all to the love of God and the belief in the afterlife, where she will be the first one to greet us when it’s our time to join her.
Knock three times!
