Irene Curtis Norton

A funeral service celebrating the life of Irene Curtis Norton, age 96, of Newark, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 29, at the Southgate Church of Christ with Pastor Rob Hartman officiating. Entombment will take place in Newark Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.

Friends may call from 10-11 a.m. prior to the service at the church, 1075 South 30th Street in Heath.

Irene was born September 15, 1928 in Lancaster, Kentucky to the late Oscar and Louella (Rogers) Fisher. She passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025 at The Inn at Chapel Grove in Heath.

Irene was employed in the printing business for many years with Lithoprint in Dayton. She loved to travel, especially to Myrtle Beach and Hawaii. An active member of the Southgate Church of Christ, Irene put her love of baking pies to use as she participated in the church pie auction each summer. One year her coconut cream pie sold for $200!

She is survived by her daughter, Diane Lynn (Randy) Kelley of Krum, Texas; grandchildren, Jeremy Kelley and Brandy Kelley; great-grandchildren, Jameson Salina, Emaleigh Salina, Alyssa Kelley, Zachary Kelley, and Alivia Kelley; a great-great-granddaughter, Iris; a brother, Paul Fisher; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin P. Norton, on December 20, 2020; and by three brothers, Carl, Oscar, Jr., and Roger; and two sisters, Ruby and Ersla.

Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home is honored to care for Irene and her family.