Wabasha County to Clayton and Mamie (Deurwachter) Bennett. She
attended Woodland Country School and graduated from Plainview High
School in 1949. Norma grew up on the family farm south of Plainview. She
married George Mason on May 2, 1953 at St. Joachim’s Catholic Church in
Plainview. She worked at First National Bank in Plainview. She and her
husband owned and operated Piper Hills Golf and Country Club from 1972-
1979 and Mason Trucking from 1950-2000. Her husband George died May
5, 2003.
Survivors include three sons, James (Sibyl), Gregory (Debra) and George
G. Mason all of Plainview; four daughters, Patricia (Greg) Joyce of Hastings,
Marie (Don) Ratz of Plainview, Karen (Steven) Law of Mantorville and Lisa
(James) Holst of Lake City; 10 Grandchildren and 15 Great-Grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one brother, and two
sisters.
Funeral Mass will be Wednesday, August 27, 11 a.m. at St. Joachim’s
Catholic Church in Plainview with Father Robert Meyer officiating. Burial will
be at the St. Joachim’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday 5-8 p.m. at
Schad & Zabel Funeral Home in Plainview and one hour prior to the service
at the church on Wednesday.
Schad & Zabel Funeral Home, 57 3rd St SW, Plainview, MN, 55964, 507-
534-2003
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