Joseph Norton 1935-2022

Joseph Norton, born April 14, 1935. Died January 15, 2022.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Nancy (nee Tice), his three beautiful daughters: Mary Johanna (Joe) Ciuni, Katie (Bob) Trankina, and Jane (Jeff) Stier, as well as his ten terrific grandchildren: Joe (Amanda), Jane, Tom (Sarah),and Michael (Hallie) Ciuni, Lucy (Tyler Jaspering), Bridget, and Daniel Trankina, and Jack, Nora, and Matthew Stier: and two darling great granddaughters Grace and Mae. He also leaves his sister Mary Lou King (Bob), and brothers Tom (Kathy) and John (Ellen).

Mr. Norton was born in Chicago, grew up in Rockford and lived in Oak Park from 1960 to 2021.

He was an active member of the St. Edmund Catholic parish for almost fifty years. Mr. Norton graduated from the University of Notre Dame, with honors, in 1957. He served two years in the U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Corps and then earned a Juris Doctor degree from De Paul University. He was a partner and trial lawyer in the firm of Querry and Harrow, Chicago, for more than thirty years. He was a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations.