Birth date: Aug 13, 1935 Death date: Jan 17, 2026
Kay Frances Norgaard (Thomas), 90, from Manchester, MI, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2026. Kay’s family and friends will gather from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 1, 2026, at Eineder Funeral Home, 207 E Duncan St, in Read Obituary
Sending our deepest sympathies to Kay's family. She was a very special friend and John and I have many wonderful memories of time spent with her and Clark on their farm. They opened their home to John when he needed it as a young teen boy. He has many fond stories of living with them and he tells his friends often. They were a wonderful Christian influence on his life. One evening we went riding horses on their farm and we camped out overnight. We didn't have tents. Sherry, our daughter, was just a toddler at the time. We tucked her in our sleeping bags with us and we all slept under the stars. We also went camping with them one time. Clark and Kay and their boys and John and I and our girls all in a tiny trailer. We loved snowmobiling on their hilly farm. They had a sleigh we would put all the little kids in and pull them around on the hills. So much fun! One evening we were visiting and Kay decided to clean out her book cupboard. She packed up all her golden kids storybooks in a box and gave them to me for my girls. Another time I was admiring her Money Plant flowers in her flower gardens. She immediately gathered up a bunch of seeds and sent them home with me to plant. I still have the story books and still enjoy blooms from the Money Plant seeds she gave me every spring. We will miss her friendship here on earth but we are thankful for the assurance that we will see both Kay and Clark again in Heaven some day. We were blessed to have them as friends.
John and Lois Brockway, Sherry, Shelly and Stacey
My heart goes out to your family for the loss of Kay. She was my mom, Kathryn Netcher’s best friend in high school. Kay introduced my mom to my dad, Eugene Williams when he worked at the lumberyard. When I was born, I was named after Kay. Thinking of you all as you celebrate Kay’s life. She will live on in our hearts. Jodie Kay Williams Ashley
I read and enjoyed the posts by Bill and Joe Fox. I had just been thinking of Kay a few days before hearing of her home-going. The thoughts included a terrific memory of Iron Creek Church in which the church provided food for our family once, probably in the early 60s. I don’t remember the occasion or any of the food—except the chocolate pie Kay made. I shared that memory with her the last time I saw her.
I can only imagine the joy she is experiencing right now!
What a beautiful legendary matriarch that I had the privilege of calling my Mother-In Law
