Norma J. Burgardt, 95, of Britt, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at the Summit House in Britt.

Funeral services for Norma Burgardt will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Britt Evangelical Free Church, 810 2nd Avenue Northwest in Britt. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Britt.

Visitation for Norma Burgardt will be held from 4:00 - 6:00 PM on Friday, September 18, 2026, at Ewing Funeral Chapel, 178 Center Street West in Britt and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday.

Norma Jeanne Gahan was born in Danbury, Iowa, on August 21, 1931, to John LeRoy and Maysil Evelyn (Rydson) Gahan. They farmed in the Danbury and Britt area for several years, and in 1944 moved to the Forest City area. She graduated from Forest City High School in 1949. She attended Hamilton Business College until there was a job opening in Forest City at the Winnebago County Engineers office. She worked there from 9 am to 5 pm, six days a week.

She met Connie D. Burgardt at the Surf Ballroom when he asked her to dance. They were married at the Forest City Methodist Church on March 6, 1955. They farmed in the Britt area where they raised their four children. She was a member of the Evangelical Free Church, Women's Missionary Society, taught children's Sunday school, and served as a leader of one of the women's work groups. She was also a member of the Legion Auxiliary, and helped her husband set up the Food Bank in Britt. Norma is remembered as making the best cinnamon rolls and having an abundance of Starburst and Oreos for the grandkids, and as a kind and sweet woman who never complained.

She is survived by her children Connie Lynn (Marv) Hildebrandt of Sumner, Cindy (Doug) Rietema of Allegan, Michigan, Jay (Jill) Burgardt of Britt, and Jana (Paul) Loeschen of Wesley; Connie's children Ben (Stacy) Eekhoff of Kanawha and their children Jerzy, MaKoy, Hayes, Lathan; Linda (Brady) Juhl of Garner and their children Bentley and Elaina; Jessica (Casey) O'Rourke of Spirit Lake; Michelle Hildebrandt of Sumner and her daughter Saphira; Renee (Eric) Strief of Eldridge and their children Ella and Brandt; Chris Hildebrandt of Sumner; Cindy's children Angie (Levi) Nunnikhoven of Pella, and their children Kaina (Bennett) Dirkx of Polk City and Baby D, Taton Geetings, Josi and Lucas Nunnikhoven; Tony (Kate) Rietema of Allegan, Michigan, and their children Sierra, Ellery, Raina, Piper, and Addy; Kurt (Ami) Rietema of Hamilton, Michigan, and their children Kylie, Karis, Kayla and Kaleb; and Julie Rietema of Carmichael, California; Jay's children Amanda (Andrew) Eekhoff of Kanawha and their children Avery, Aaron, Abbie and Aiden; Nick (Katie) Burgardt of Britt and their children Lily, Owen, Boyd, Boz and Broc; April (Judd) Rosenboom of Little Rock and their children Josie and Jay; Jana's children Breana (Peter) Broome of Yukon, Oklahoma, and their children Kingsley and Ramsey; Hilary (Brady) Wilson of Britt and their children Everly, Ivy and Gavyn; Melissa Loeschen (fiancé Tristen Baroni) of Pritchett, Colorado; and Monica (Kyle) White of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and their son Bo; along with numerous nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.

Norma is preceded in death by her husband Connie (2020), her parents, her brother Don Gahan and sisters, Eileen Larson, and Gerry Hansmeier, and son-in-law Steve Eekhoff.