Dana Lorean Norton

DANA LOREAN NORTON Dana Lorean Norton was born in Dallas, Tex. on July 11, 1920 to Omar and Ruby (Ashworth) Wells. She passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living in Cortez, Colo. Dana came with her family to Ackman, Colo. (later Pleasant View) in 1934 and lived there for the next 65 years. She married her best friend and love of her life, Irvie Norton on January 2, 1939 in Yuma, Ariz. They had 57 wonderful years together before he passed away in 1996. Dana continued to live on the farm another 10 years. She moved from her beloved farm at Pleasant View to Cortez in 2006. Dana was preceded in death by her parents, Omar and Ruby; her beloved husband; and an infant son, Stephen. Also preceding her were three brothers, Donald, Dorrell and Eldon Wells; and her sister, Meta Livingston. Surviving Dana is her daughter, Pat of Cortez; two grandsons, Ron Fryhover and Jan from Dove Creek, Colo., and Don Fryhover and Stephanie from Castle Rock, Colo.; and two great grandchildren, Abby and Nick Fryhover. She is also survived by her sister, Melba Livingston of Hailey, Ida.; and many nieces and nephews. Dana loved to bake, paint and sew and did so with passion. She loved the farm, she packed many lunches and drove the wheat truck. And as always she did it her way. Services are to be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 3 at Ertel Funeral Home; followed by graveside services at Sylvan Cemetery in Pleasant View. A celebration of life dinner will be held at the Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department following the services. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to Hospice of Montezuma, PO Box 740, Cortez, Colo. 81321.