Marvin Theobald

Stephen Walker Norton

Dec. 18, 1945 - March 14, 2022

BLOOMINGTON - Stephen Walker Norton, 76, of Bloomington, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022, at his home.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Kibler-Brady-Ruestman Memorial Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Steve was born on December 18, 1945, in Bloomington, the son of Max and Mary Walker Norton.

Surviving are his son, Lane Norton; grandchildren: Nicholas Carter and Bree Desmond; and sisters: Susan (Mike) Manahan and Jane (Don Wilcox) Sumrall, all of Bloomington. He is also survived by nieces: Molly Armstrong and Jen McGinnis; and a nephew, Stephen Manahan.

Steve was preceded in death by his parents and a niece, Kate Hartrich.

Steve graduated from Bloomington High School and was active in sports, especially wrestling. He attended Illinois State University.

He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and was awarded the Purple Heart among other honors.

Steve began his restaurant career at Barney's on South Main in Bloomington. He managed several local restaurants, including The Caboose in Bloomington and The Tabard Inn in Lexington, both of which he later owned for many years.

Steve was a loving son, brother, friend, uncle, father, and grandfather, whose grandchildren meant the world to him. He will be greatly missed.

Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Central Illinois, 423 N Kays Dr. Normal, IL 61761, or a charity of the donor's choice.

Condolences and memories may be shared with his family at kiblerbradyruestman.com.

Terry R “Max” Maxwell, age 75 of Spring Green, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 20, 2021 at Agrace Hospice Care in Janesville. Terry was born on December 17,1945 in Bloomington, IL to Harold and Leota (Rheim) Maxwell. Max attended school in Bloomington, IL.

In high school Max excelled in track and field. After high school he earned a Bachelor Degree in Industrial Technology from Illinois State University. Max began his career teaching in Minooka, IL and later Bettendorf, IA. After teaching for seven years, Max finished his career at Cardinal Glass as a quality control manager. While at ISU, Max met some of his life-long best friends, the “Deadbirds”. The group consists of Dave and Cinda, Tom and Linda, Andy and Gail, and Will and Linda. After almost 55 years of friendship, they still remain close.

In 1969, Max began serving in the Army National Guard, it was during a National Guard summer camp where he met his future wife, Susie Olson. They were married on July 6, 1974. Max loved his sports and had a wide range of athletic interests. He loved to ski and enjoyed teaching his boys to ski as well. He loved watching Nascar, the Badgers, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Spring Green Dolphins, and especially River Valley athletics. He also enjoyed talking cars with his buddy Frank. More than anything Max loved watching his boys participate in any sport they chose and rarely missed an event. Recently Max loved cheering on his five grandkids in softball, baseball, wrestling, volleyball, swimming, and soccer.

Max is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Susan (Olson); his children, Chadd (Kasey) Maxwell and Brett (Shelly) Maxwell; grandchildren, Jacey, Kendall, Briggs, Kinley, and Cooper; his mother-in-law, Carol Olson; brothers, Daryl Dean (Barbara) and Craig Maxwell; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, James Olson, Jean Ruppert, Julie (Dean) Huth and Sally (Timothy) Liegel; nieces and nephews, Mike Olson, Melissa Weigel, Ben Olson, Ben Maxwell, Kyle and Josh Ruppert; God-daughter, Arielle (Ben), Drew and Aubrey Huth, McKenzie, and Payton (Mikkayla) Liegel.

Max was preceded in death by his parents, father-in-law, Dean Olson; sister-in-law, Michaelene Olson and aunts and uncles.

If you had a project you needed help with, Max was your go to guy!

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Richardson-Stafford Funeral Home.

The family would like to thank Agrace Hospice Care for their kind and compassionate care.

To honor Max’s love for River Valley Athletics and his service to the River Valley Boosters and the Ted Lins Wall of Honor, in lieu of flowers donations can be made to the River Valley Stadium Fund or Agrace Hospice Care.

Online condolences available at www.staffordfuneralhomes.com. The Richardson-Stafford Funeral Home in Spring Green is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Welcome home and to the class website! Hope to see you join in the fun on the Message Forum and share your experiences with us.

Posted on: Aug 02, 2019 at 3:33 AM

I am very sad to learn that Betsy has passed. It was my good fortune to have been able to talk with Betsy by phone in August of 2009 in an attempt to encourage her to join us at the 45th class reunion. Her husband was seriously ill then and she was unable to come. At the time she was working at a prison, but, in what capacity I do not know. I remember what a nice conversation we had and being extremely impressed with her. When Betsy left the Decatur City Council I lost contact with her and failed in numerous attempts to locate her in the following years. Her accomplishments were very significant and her courage and determination to make this a better world are obvious. I regret having not been able to have more contact with this very special classmate. 

Pat has been a wonderful friend and will be greatly missed. She was with Mel, Judy and I when my mom died. She was a treat to know and a dedicated singer having founded the choral group Contus Novus. She was the first female ISU police officer. She was a very private person but I feel priviledged to have been among the few who have been close to this friend that was too special for words to describe. RIP Pat!
 

Marv, are we going to have any committee meetings?

Posted on: Aug 21, 2014 at 3:55 PM

Thanks for all your hard work. Friday night was fun and the tour was great.