Obituary Nannette Norris Oberle of Monument died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on January 17, 2014 at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs. She was 71. She was born on September 8, 1942 in Marshalltown, Iowa to Albert L. and Betty Benziger Norris. Nan was raised on a family farm, which she loved so much, south of Marshalltown. It was a source of pride with Nan that she began her formal education through the 6th grade in a nearby one room country school, Springs Valley School District #4. She then attended Marshalltown schools, graduating from Marshalltown High School in 1960, then the University of Northern Iowa in 1964. On June 6, 1964, a week after college graduation, Nan married Mike Oberle, a career Navy Officer in Marshalltown. Nan & Mike then embarked on a 20 plus year journey, residing in the Mediterranean, the Philippines and the Aleutian Islands, as well as both US Coasts and in Albuquerque, NM. Following Mikes military retirement they moved to Monument, CO and built their dream home where they resided for the past 30 years. They were happily married for 49+ years. Nan was a homemaker and caring mother of her two sons, always making the best of things in establishing a new home for her family through frequent moves, sometimes arduous assignments and a good ration of family separation. She was an artist, a great gardener, and avid reader, and enjoyed fishing and camping with family. She was a loving and loyal career Navy wife and an American patriot. Nan is survived by her loving family, husband, Michael J. Oberle; sons, Matthew J. and his wife, Sue of Fort Collins and Alex P. and his wife, Hillery of Cedar Falls, IA; sisters, Chris and her husband, John Fitzgerald of Monument and Shelley and her husband, Kim Barron of Marshalltown, IA. She is also survived by cherished cousins in New Mexico, Maine, Colorado and Michigan. She was preceded in death by her parents. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org, or to the family to support a student art scholarship at the University of Northern Iowa. To donate to the scholarship please contact Alex Oberle at 319-266-3874. Services St. Peters Catholic Church 55 Jefferson St. Monument, CO 80132