Norma Leigh Foisy Obituary (2024)

On Monday, August 12, 2024, Norma Leigh (Morgan) Foisy, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, at the age of 88. Norma was born on August 1, 1936, in Yakima, Washington, to John and Lily Morgan. Norma graduated from Yakima High School in 1955, and soon after, she married her high school sweetheart, Raymond Deane Foisy. They had two daughters, Diann Lee (Foisy) Kraft, Linda Kay (Foisy) Hanseler and one son, Michael A. Foisy. Norma committed herself from an early age to serving the Lord. She started Bible study as a child, and then learned to be a Bible study teacher to the others. She dedicated the rest of her life to ministries, including Steven Ministries, and visiting and ministering to those in nursing homes, the community, and hospice. She even bought a minivan to transport others to and from church so they would not miss church services. Norma graduated from the University of Washington with honors in Medical Technology with an advanced degree. She had a career as a medical technologist and a mom. Later, she became a QA specialist for an agricultural consultant, Ron Britt and Associates. She loved seeing the world and spending time traveling with her husband, Ray, and her family, and seeing all of God's creation. Spending time with the whole family around her made her life complete and gave her a great sense of pride. She also had many hobbies, from sewing (she was an artist with a sewing machine), volks walking in all 50 states and 20 European countries, music, and traveling, to spending time with her brother, Pat, and his family. She's best known for her world-famous huckleberry pies. She was also an expert Nonee to her grandkids and great grandkids. Norma is preceded in death by her parents, John and Lily, and her brother, Jay Patrick Morgan. She is survived by her loving husband, Raymond, her children and their spouses, Diann (Foisy) and Al Kraft, Linda (Foisy) and Jamie Hanseler, and Michael and Myria Foisy, grandchildren, Justin, Jared, and Jeffrey Kraft, Fritz and Haley (Dean) Hanseler, and Danielle (Foisy) Wilder, and great-grandchildren, Zoe, Aubrey, and Colton Kraft, Bentley and Colt Kraft, Kayden and Keegan Wilder, and River Hanseler. There will be a family Graveside Service at Norma's request. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Rod's House, Pegasus Project, Camp Prime Time, or a charity of your choice. Donations may be sent in care of Brookside Funeral Home (PO Box 1267, Moxee, WA 98936), who is caring for the family. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.brooksidefuneral.com.