Nora Ione McCarthy was born November 14, 1934 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to parents Jake and Mollie (Kuhlman) Geist. Nora graduated from Truckton, Colorado high school in 1952, and married Ira Clyde McCarthy in June of the same year. They moved into Colorado Springs after marriage, and eighteen years of farm life in Truckton. She remained a housewife, raising their two children, Kenneth Dean and Marilyn Kay, until 1966 when she took employment at Walter Drake & Sons, where she retired in 1995. Nora enjoyed crafts, bingo, and trips to Cripple Creek with Ira, until they relocated to Clarkston, Washington, to reside with her son Ken and wife Lorrie in March of 2019. After Ira's passing, on May 15th of 2019, Nora returned to Colorado, to reside with her daughter Marilyn and Jerry in Westcliffe.
Nora was called home on May 29th, 2023, and will be truly missed by her son Ken (Lorrie) McCarthy and her daughter Marilyn (Jerry) Keffer.
Grandchildren are Chase (Melinda) McCarthy, Chelsea (Justin) Kenton. Five great grandchildren; Grant, Leia, and Weston McCarthy; Noah and Judah Kenton.
Many nieces and nephews, family and friends.
A visitation for Nora will be held Saturday, June 3, 2023 from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM at Memorial Gardens Cemetery & Funeral Home, 3825 Airport Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80910, followed by a funeral service from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.memorialgardensfuneralhome.com for the McCarthy family.
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