Sallie Norton

Sallie L. Norton, 73, of Monroe, passed away on December 12, 2012, in Cape Coral, FL. She was born April 13, 1939 in Monroe, MI to Iva Lawrence and Bertha Lou (Essary) Earl. She married Glenn W. Norton on April 20, 1966 in LaSalle, and he survives. Shortly after her 1957 graduation from Monroe High School she began working at the Monroe County Courthouse, she went on to become a legal secretary for over 40 years in Monroe for various attorney’s, including, Richard Elconin, Dennis Czerba, Jeff Delaney, William Godfroy, and Peter Fales, before retiring in 1999. She was named the Monroe County Legal Secretary of the Year in 1978. After her retirement she, and Glenn, spent their winters in North Fort Meyers, FL, where she enjoyed walking everyday, swimming, and taught aerobics. She was a very avid reader. Sallie was a member of the Detroit Beach Boat Club, and the Women’s Auxiliary for many years, and served in all chairs of the club’s office at one time. She was also a member of the Moose Lodge #884, Monroe and the ladies auxiliary. She will always be remembered as a very active and social person, who was the matriarch of her family, and was very involved with her grandchildren’s lives, a gracious and positive woman, who never had a bad word to say about anyone. She will surely be missed by all who knew and loved her. She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Glenn; daughters, Julie A. Comment of Monroe, and Lisa M. Norton of Belleville; sister, Marian McPhillips of Toledo; 6 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren. Sadly, she was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter Amy McDaniel (2008), grandson, Randy McDaniel Jr. (2007), great granddaughter, Isabelle Underwood (2006), son-in-law, William M. Comment (2012), brothers, William (Lucy) and Ben (Rosemary) Earl, and her brother-in-law, Richard McPhillips Jr. The family invites friends to call from 1-8 PM, Monday, at the Bacarella Funeral Home, 1201 S. Telegraph Road, Monroe, MI 48161 www.bacarellafuneralhome.com, where funeral services to celebrate her life will be held at 11 AM Tuesday. Her nephew, Rev. Robert Bolton, will officiate. The R.J. Nixon Funeral Home, Wyandotte was privileged to have assisted the family with arrangements. Memorial gifts in her name may be given to Mercy Memorial Hospice of Monroe or the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan. Online condolences and words of comfort may be offered to the family by visiting the obituary page at www.nixonfuneralhome.com.