Norma Mae Gwinn Kumbier of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Livonia, Caro, and Caseville, age 98, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2026, at Silver Maples of Chelsea. She was born March 8, 1928, in Caseville Township, Michigan, the daughter of Allan S. & Mae Elizabeth (Thick) Gwinn.
Norma attended Hayes School and Pigeon Rural Agricultural School, graduating in 1946. She attended Central Michigan University, Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, and Western Michigan University. Norma was a member of Sigma Tau Delta. She worked as a school librarian for Cass City Public Schools and Livonia Public Schools. She enjoyed being in book clubs. She was a board member of the Harold & Carolyn Robison Foundation for 50 years; and was active in every church she attended throughout her life: Hayes United Methodist Church in Pigeon, Caro United Methodist Church, Rosedale Gardens Presbyterian Church in Livonia, and more recently, St. Paul United Church of Christ in Chelsea.
