Norman C. Cleveland, age 92, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at the Cloud County Health Center, Concordia, Kansas. He was born on April 17, 1927, in Concordia, Kansas, to Avery and Rilla (Morgan) Cleveland.
Norman graduated from Concordia High School in 1945. He married Lila (Pelland) Lambert on
August 6, 1959, and Norman and Lila were partners on their farm in Cloud County for 55 years. She preceded him in death on July 2, 2014.
Norman was raised on the homestead in Nelson Township, and with the exception of travel and hospital stays, he lived every day of his life in the house in which he was raised. Because of the wonderful people of No Place Like Home Health, he was able to live out his final years at his home. Norman’s passion in life was farming and he farmed in the Cloud County community his entire life. He was a devoted husband and father and dedicated to teaching his kids the values of hard work and farm family life.
Norman and Lila were avid square dancers and toured North America square dancing. He served on the school board of Hillcrest District 6 School and the Nelson Township Fire Board.
He was preceded in death by his wife Lila, parents, brothers, Russell Dean and Marvin, and an infant great-grandson, Benjamin Cleveland.
He is survived by his 4 children, Don Lambert and partner Ray Hill, Kansas City, Mo.; Michael Cleveland and wife Cindy, Salina, Kan.; Diann Spencer and partner Tom Everitt, KC, Mo.; and Jerry Cleveland and partner Deb Baker, New Cambria, Kan.; 6 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 13, 2020, at the Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home Chapel with Austin Graham officiating.
Burial will follow in the Walnut Grove Cemetery, rural Concordia, Kansas.
Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 12, 2020, at the Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home Chapel, with the family receiving friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Memorials in lieu of flowers are suggested to the Clyde Kansas Ambulance Service or American Diabetes Association in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left online at www.chaputbuoy.com. Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home in Concordia is in charge of arrangements.
