Norma Darlene (Ferguson) Malek, 66, of Burrell Township, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 with her family by her side at Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was born in Indiana, PA on February 14, 1953 to Clare and Olive (Duncan) Ferguson. She was a 1971 graduate of Blairsville High School and attended the Indiana Hospital of Practical Nursing after graduating high school. She worked at Saint Andrews Village for twenty-five years, spending the last twelve years as the Administrator of the Village House. She retired in July of 2012. Norma will forever be remembered for putting others needs before hers, always seeing the best in others and doing her best to help make people happy, her love for her husband, John, three children, six grandchildren, parents, siblings, friends and her love of the lord. She enjoyed being a member of the Hopewell Methodist Church, involved with the Connect Church in Blairsville, Blairsville Historical Society, cooking with her grandchildren, gardening with her husband, basket weaving with her sister, book club and her coffee shop visits. She loved spending time traveling and seeing new sites, social events with friends, sporting events with the love of her life John to watch their children and grandchildren. Norma is survived by the love of her life, and husband of 46 years, John W. Malek, Jr. of Brenizer, PA. Norma was an amazing and supportive mother to her three children, Andrea Kunkle of Baltimore, MD, Amy McKinney (Bret) of Hermitage, PA and Aric Malek of Scenery Hill, PA. She was the proud “Neena” to six grandchildren, Austin, Logan and Nora McKinney and Tyler, Harrison and Benjamin Kunkle. She also leaves behind her dear parents Clare and Olive Ferguson and her loving siblings Lon, Tammy and Len and several nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews who she had a great love for and her dogs Sergio and Marley. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: The Indiana County Humane Society, 191 Airport Road, Indiana, PA 15701.
Visitation will be held at the James F. Ferguson Funeral Home, 25 West Market Street, Blairsville, PA 15717, on November 2, 2019 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. No services will be held.
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