He was born on September 30, 1930 in Hackensack, New Jersey to John and Barbara (Sadie) Eifler. Norman served three years in the Air Force as a radio technician. He met Elsie Scholz while in a Veterans Hospital in Portland, Oregon, while recovering from polio. The polio vaccine was invented the following year. They were married in 1955 in Vancouver, Washington. They were married for 65 years. Elsie passed away in 2020. Norman and Elsie had three daughters, Janet, Diane and Karen while living in Washington. The family moved to Boulder, Colorado in 1961. Norman worked in the engineering department at Sundstrand in Denver. He completed his career in Boulder, working at Scientech and Granville Phillips as an electronic engineer. Norman and Elsie were actively involved in Mt. Hope Lutheran Church in Boulder for many years, and in the last few years attended Messiah Lutheran Church.
During retirement, Norman and Elsie traveled extensively, including trips to Israel, New Zealand, Europe, Alaska, Mexico and Hawaii. They stayed active camping, hiking, boating, playing racquetball, and walking around the lake by their house. Norman also did woodworking, making toys, bowls and furniture for the family. He enjoyed playing cribbage and scrabble, working on puzzles and building models. He also made model airplanes and was a member of a model airplane club. Norman was a wonderful father, grandfather, and great grandfather, a fun-loving, kind and generous man, and a good friend to all who knew him. Norman was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie, and his brother, John.
Norman is survived by his sister, Irene, his daughters, Jan Bender (Bill), Diane Freeman (John), and Karen Eifler (Chris Seideman). He had seven grandchildren: Maggie Clark, Nyssa Brown, Hope Roderick, Andy Freeman, Joel Freeman, Madison Kirby and Zach Kirby, and 12 great grandchildren.
Norm Eifler’s memorial service was held at the Messiah Lutheran church in Longmont, Colorado on February 18th, 2023. The family appreciates all those that were able to attend and remember Norm. Memories are welcome at www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com.
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