Joseph Norton, 86, a longtime resident of Oak Park, died on Jan. 15, 2022. Born in Chicago on April 14, 1935, he 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 50 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 30 years and was a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar associations.
He is survived by Nancy (nee Tice), his wife of 63 years; his three daughters, Mary Johanna (Joe) Ciuni, Katie (Bob) Trankina, and Jane (Jeff) Stier; his 10 grandchildren, Joe, Jane, Tom, and Michael Ciuni, Lucy, Bridget, and Daniel Trankina, and Jack, Nora, and Matthew Stier; and two great-granddaughters, Grace and Mae. He also leaves his sister, Mary Lou King (Bob), and brothers, Tom (Kathy) and John (Ellen).
Visitation will take place on Friday, Jan. 28 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Peterson-Bassi Funeral Chapel, 6938 North Ave., in Chicago. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, at St. Edmund Church, 188 S. Oak Park Ave., in Oak Park. Masks required. N95 masks will be provided.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Franciscan Outreach Association Home – Franciscan Outreach (franoutreach.org), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org), and Fisher House Foundation – Make a Donation are appreciated.