Norma Jean Roberts Kern was born on July 2, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois. She was chosen by Sidney and Edna Roberts to be their daughter. They lived in Missouri until Edna passed away. She then moved to the Cheyenne Wells and Arapahoe area with her father and stepmother, Anna. She graduated from Cheyenne County High School in 1963. She met her beloved husband, Ronald D. Kern during high school and were later married on February 27, 1965. From this marriage four children were born. They lived in Longmont, Colorado where she stayed home and raised their family and took care of the home. In 1978 they moved back to their hometown of Cheyenne Wells. She was a lifetime member of the Christian Church where she taught Sunday School for 14 years. She was an active member of the Eastern Star while her three daughters were in the Rainbows. She was an active supporter of 4-H club and school sports in which her children participated. When her children were all grown and had left the roost, she turned attention to the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Red Hatters Society and of course crocheting and knitting to keep her busy.


Upon the untimely death of her beloved husband, Ron, she moved to Kansas to be with her three daughters. She made many new friends within the church, senior center and VFW Ladies Auxiliary during the short time she lived in Chapman, Kansas on top of the many friends she had in Cheyenne Wells.


Norma Jean Kern passed away on September 15, 2009 in Chapman, Kansas. Norma was preceded in death by her loving husband, Ronald Kern, her parents Sidney and Anna Roberts. She is survived by her four loving children: Timothy Kern and wife Julie of Sierra Vista, AZ, Angela Roudybush and husband Jeff, Mary Jane Henkel and husband Mike, and Michelle Kern all of Chapman, Kansas, nine grandchildren and one great granddaughter, sister-in-laws Sue Kern and Mary Ferguson of Cheyenne Wells as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.


Funeral services were held on Friday September 18, 2009 at the Cheyenne Wells Christian Church in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado with pastor Mike Lewis officiating. Memorial contributions can be made to the Christian Church Youth Group in Cheyenne Wells, CO. Friends and family can register online condolences and sign the guest book at www.brownfuneraldirectors.com. Visitation and funeral services were under the direction of the Brown Funeral Home in Cheyenne Wells, CO.