Norman East
J. Norman East passed away March 29, 2021 at the George Ade Memorial Health Care Center, where his wife Audrey East continues to reside.
He was born October 11, 1933 in Lakenan, Missouri to Paul and Pearl (Wildasin) East, who predeceased him.
He was raised in Kentland, Indiana, and graduated from Kentland High School, then from Purdue University with a degree in agriculture economics. He married Audrey Mooy March 1, 1959.
He will be greatly missed by his three children, Linda and her husband B.J. Herbison of Bolton, Massachusetts, Wayne and his wife Lori of Carthage, Missouri, and David and his wife Liz Gehr of Creve Couer, Missouri, his four grandsons, Robert, Joshua and his wife Rachael, and Ken Herbison and Matthew East, his 2 great grandchildren Eric and Rue, and by his nieces and nephews.
His career in agriculture included being an extension agent, selling seed corn for Edward J. Funk & Sons, being a farm manager for Farmcraft, then for the First Trust and Savings Bank of Watseka, and farming his own farm near Iroquois, Illinois. He was passionate about caring for his land and farming in a way that preserved the environment. Norman was an active member of the Covenant Federated Christian Church in Kentland, Indiana.
Norman was predeceased by his brother Robert East and sister Marjorie East Simmons.
Memorial donations can be made to Covenant Federated Christian Church, 612 6th St., Kentland, IN 47951.
A memorial service is being planned for this summer.