Norma Wing

On June 21st 1925 the eastern plains of Colorado celebrated the first day of summer and the birth of Norma Ecker. Norma grew up near Matheson, CO. She was the third daughter of Gilbert and Tillie Ecker. She lived through the perils of life on a dry land farm which included the dust bowl days, and having to walk miles to and from school (uphill both ways). Norma was married to Robert Wing (also from Matheson). They moved to Colorado Springs where Norma attended beauty school and spent several decades “bending hair” in Norma’s Beauty Shop. They had one son, Gerald, who developed an interest in rock collecting and ended up dragging his folks to meetings of the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society where they got hooked on rock hounding. This hobby led to many new friendships and countless trips to search for gems and minerals, not just in Colorado, but all across the United States including Alaska and Hawaii.

Norma is preceded in death by her parents, sisters Mildred and Lorene, and husband Robert.

Funeral service will be held on March 28 in the Chapel at Memorial Gardens Cemetery - 3825 Airport Rd., Colorado Springs, CO 80910.

Visitation will start at 10:00am. Funeral service will start at 11:00 am.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Humane Society Pikes Peak Region - www.hsppr.org

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.memorialgardensfuneralhome.com for the Wing family.