OSAGE CITY, Kan. – Delores Beverly Norton, 85, passed peacefully Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, at Peterson’s Assisted Living, Osage City, Kan. She was born July 15, 1940, in Enterprise, Kan., the daughter of Lester and Mary (Fells) Keim.
Delores grew up on a farm north of Abilene and then near Burlingame, Kan. She graduated from Burlingame High School in 1958. She had also lived in Wakarusa, Kan., Canton, Mo., Holden, Mo., and Shelton, Wash., before moving back to Osage City.
Delores was a homemaker, had managed the Capital Journal Cafeteria, in Topeka, Kan., and retired from Wal-Mart with the position of cashier. She enjoyed coloring, and did fine needle work with embroidery.
Delores was married to Harlan Norton. They later divorced.
Delores was preceded in death by her parents, Lester and Mary; brother and sister-in-law, Larry and Roezetta Keim; and daughter-in-law, Marianne Norton.
Delores is survived by her two children, Lester Norton, of Kirksville, Mo., and Michele (Matt) Copelin, Independence, Mo.; sister, Pat (Jim) Croucher, Vassar, Kan.; brother, Duane (Jan) Keim, Harveyville, Kan.; four grandchildren, Joshua, Jessica, Rylan and Paxton; two step-grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be 12 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, at Feltner Funeral Chapel, Lyndon, Kan. Burial will follow at Burlingame Cemetery, Burlingame. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until service time.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Helping Hands Humane Society, and sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Ave., Lyndon, KS 66451. Condolences can be left at feltnerfuneralhome.com.
