Norma Elizabeth Lutes –  California, Pa.
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August 13, 2021

Norma Elizabeth Lutes – California, Pa.

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Norma Elizabeth Lutes, 91, of California, Pa., died Thursday, July 29, 2021. She was born Thursday, June 5, 1930, in California, Pa., a daughter of the late Robert and Anna Bell Crawford. She was a member of United Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and a social member of the former California American Legion JFK Post 377. In addition to her parents, Norma was preceded in death by her husband, Richard, in 1994; daughter, Carol Puscarich in 2020; four brothers, Jack, Charles, William and Donald Crawford; and two sisters, Dolores Mucy and Kay Staley. Left to cherish her memory are her grandsons, Christopher Doerfler of California, Pa., and Brandon Doerfler of Daisytown; brother, Dale Crawford of Blainesburg; and great-grandson, Brandon William Doerfler of Daisytown. At Norma’s request, her graveside service was private and at the convenience of her family. She was buried next to her husband in Howe Cemetery. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Mariscotti Funeral Home Inc., Anthony N. Mariscotti, supervisor, 323 Fourth St., California, Pa.

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