Norma Burns Kruta

Norma Joyce (Burns) Kruta, of Yukon, Okla., passed away peacefully March 3, 2019, at the age of 90. Norma was born July 10, 1928, in Geary, Okla., to parents Lena Bell (Green) and Harland Smith Burns. A proud of descendant of numerous Revolutionary War patriots, Norma was raised on the farm, the youngest of eight children. She graduated from Greenfield High School, where she enjoyed playing on the basketball team. After high school, she moved to Oklahoma City, where she was introduced to Tom Kruta, a minor league pitcher. They were married May 20, 1949, in Tucson, Ariz., at home plate at Randolph Park (now Hi Corbett Field). Together, they raised a son and two daughters in various places in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Arlington, Texas. After Tom passed away in 1997, Norma returned to Oklahoma to be closer to her sisters and brothers. She enjoyed watercolor painting, traveling, crossword puzzles, horses and nature, and she loved spending time with her family. She is survived by her son Michael Kruta (Libi), Mansfield, Texas, and daughters Denise Kruta and Karen Duke, Yukon; grandchildren Jason Kruta (Jennifer), Frisco, Colo., Ashley Coffman (Adam), Mansfield, Texas, and Caroline Wertz (Joe), Oklahoma City; great-grandchildren Kylar, Kenzi and Karsyn Coffman, and Corbin and Evalie Kruta. Norma was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and her siblings Alice Dunlap, Warren Burns, Winifred Coburn Jones, twins Eugene Burns and Imogene Johnson, and twins Joe Burns and Dan Burns. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Oklahoma City.