Juanita J. Norris, 78, of DeKalb, Illinois, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2026, at DeKalb County Rehab and Nursing Center.

She was born February 11, 1948, in York, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Arthur and Katherine (Busser) Inboden. Juanita married Ernest G. Norris Jr. on March 29, 1975.

Juanita was a long-time employee of EMD and Suter Company and also worked for a short time at Anaconda.

She is survived by her children Jeff (Rhonda) Norris, Casey Norris (Lashaun), and April Norris as well as Sherry, Brian, Mike, and Tony Norris of Ohio. Grandmother of Jared, Anna, Emma(Garrett), Corra, Montia(Mike), Tegan, Mariah, Bianca; step grandmother of many; several great-grandchildren and great great-grandchildren; her siblings Bonnie (Dave) Web, Grant (Glenda) Inboden, Garry (Sue) Inboden, and Wendy Inboden; and her brother-in-law Richard Norris of Bremen, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest; her son Jeff Norris Sr.; her parents; and several in-laws from Ohio.

Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. until the time of service at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2026, at Anderson Funeral Home in DeKalb. Private family interment will take place at Elmwood Cemetery, in Sycamore, Illinois.  

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Norris Family in care of Anderson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 605, 2011 South Fourth Street, DeKalb, IL 60115.