Norma Eileen Seibel, age 98, of Oakley, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at the Logan County Hospital, Oakley.  She was born February 15, 1920 in WaKeeney to Guy G. and Edna (Mummert) Blakely.  Norma married Carl H. Seibel on February 22, 1941 at Collyer.  She was a homemaker.

Norma's main goal in life was to care for family and friends. She always had a positive outlook and wanted everyone to be happy. Life was not always easy but she never complained. Raising three boys while helping Carl bottle milk for the dairy couldn't have been easy. She always had lots of friends and enjoyed card parties and social gatherings. After three boys she wanted a girl and after she had about given up, she had not only one but two. Her family was complete and she was happy. She always wanted to show off her kids to her friends.

Her later life was filled with social activities such as playing the piano for the Sing-a-long Girls at the Oakley Manor. She had many friends that she enjoyed spending time with over coffee, shopping or lunch. Her greatest joy was holidays and birthdays with grandkids and great grandkids. She was always friendly and had a smile for everyone. When someone asked her how she was doing in her late 90's, she would always say "I'm better".

Norma was preceded in death by her husband, Carl, (1997);  3 brothers:  John Blakely, Ed Blakely, and Beverly Blakely; and 2 sisters:  Dorothea Dreiling and Patricia Beeby.

Survivors include her three sons:  Doug (Jane) Seibel of Ft. Worth, TX, Randy (Colleen) Seibel of Stockton, CA, and Rory (Pat) Seibel of Bakersfield, CA:  two daughters:  Patricia (John) Lysinger and Samantha (Dale) Smith, all of Oakley; 12 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren; brother-in-laws, Al Dreiling of Hays and Patrick Beeby of Plano, TX; and a special friend, Les Crusch of Oakley.

Funeral Mass:  10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Oakley, with Fr. Donald F. Pfannenstiel officiating.  Interment will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery.  Visitation:  Monday, April 2, from 5 – 9 p.m. at Kennedy-Koster Funeral Home, Oakley, with rosary/wake service at 7:00 p.m.  Memorials to St. Joseph's Catholic Church and Oakley Public Library may be sent in care of Kennedy-Koster Funeral Home, P.O. Box 221, Oakley  67748.

Online guestbook: www.kennedykosterfh.com