Norma Burnside West, 89, of Dunedin, FL, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012 at Brookside Hospice House, Palm Harbor.
Born in Sidney, NY, she moved here from Rochester, NY in 1968. She was a US Navy veteran of WWII. She was a member of American Legion Post #275, Dunedin. She enjoyed reading, dancing and traveling.
Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Bud; two daughters, Linda West Lawhorne of Tampa, FL and Penny West Temple of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; a son, Andrew Mark West of Holiday, FL; five grandchildren: Travis, Dustin, and Lacie Lawhorne, Heather Vance, and Jason Temple; four great grandchildren: Tristan, Bella, Aidan, and Addy; and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Suncoast Hospice Foundation, 5771 Roosevelt Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33760, www.thehospice.org .
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My condolences to you and your family. My prayers are with you.
Thank you for your service to our country. May you rest in peace.
My condolences to you and family.
With deepest sympathy to you and your family. You are always in my prayers.
My condolences and prayers are with you and your family.
My thought and prayers are with you and your family. May the love and peace of God comfort you.
Our thoughts, our prayers to the entire West Family. Hold you joyous memories close and let them comfort you in your loss.
Its been wonderful to see old pictures of Aunt Norma. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Mom: You were always there for me, and I will never forget you. Rest in Peace. Love, Andrew-
Penny you are in my thoughts and prayers. Losing someone we love gains us an angel we know. She will forever be looking over her family and remain in your hearts.
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this difficult time. Be there for each other and remember all the good times you all had together as a family.
I had the pleasure of knowing Mrs. West and what a nice lady she was. Always spoke to everyone at the Lawhorne family gatherings. From what she has been through in the last few years she is definately in a better place with no more pain. RIP Norma West. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and especially Mr. West.
My sympathy to all the family. May you have comfort in knowing you had a wonderful mother who raised great children for the world to know. It will be a hard time for all of you, but just be there for each other and especially your father.He will need you all to spend more time with him to help with his loneliness. May God bless all four of you in this time of need.
With deepest sympathy to you and your family.
Penny, you are in my thoughts.
Dear Andy:
Matt joins me in offering our sincere sympathy. We are so sorry to hear about the passing of your mother.
We are sorry we never had the privilege of meeting her. We just realized she was a WWII Veteran. We would have loved to have thanked her for her service to her country.
But, more than that, she was a mother, grandmother and great grandmother. There’s just something great and grand about those things. May she rest in peace and may God bless you and your entire family.
From our “Family” to yours, we offer our most sincere condolences on the loss of your Mother. Remember, at times when you are feeling sad and lonely that although she has passed away; her love lives on within you. There’s the old saying “Time heals all wounds”; not true when it comes to the loss of a loved one. But, as time passes, the pain will lessen, but, the memories will become more vivid and precious. Remember how great a woman your Mother was, how strong she was when she was younger and how much wisdom, strength and love she gave you through the years.
There is no greater love than that of a Mother. According to the bible, it’s as great as God’s love for his children. May these words comfort you now and forever.
Grandma West, you treated my wife, my children and especially me, like your own. Kind, loving and always jovial. I looked forward to getting your Birthday cards every year, without fail. The little things you did mean more to me now than ever. The Lawhorne’s will miss you, but I pray that I will see you again. With much, much Love, Travis, Amy, Tristan, Isabella & Aidan. Our thoughts and prayers are with you Grandpa West, Linda, Penny & Andy. We Love you Grandma & the West Family.
she will be greatly missed. she was one of my very favorite patients.
Love you, Grandma.
To the West family, my condolences, she had a good life and has a wonderful family to remember her always. My prayers and thoughts are with you.
Rita (Carpenter) Comenale