Norman Tinlin

Norman Tinlin, son of Andrew Edmon Tinlin and Edna Doris McGee Tinlin, was born Monday, Jan. 30, 1933, in Des Moines, and passed from this life Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, in Osceola at 76 years of age.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his children, Theodore A. (Carol) Tinlin of Des Moines; Danillya "Dee" Marchant of Venus, Texas; Michelle Tinlin of Des Moines;  Jeff Tinlin of Des Moines; Robbin Ward of Woodburn; and Douglas "Grid" (fiancé Dawn Osborn) Tinlin of Des Moines; 29 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; sisters, Erma Kerrigan of Laguna Woods, Calif.; Josephine Yates of South Dakota; brothers, Richard Tinlin of Camp Verde, Ariz.; and Andy Tinlin (Yong Song) of Wichita Falls, Texas; sister-in-law Marge Tinlin of Avon, as well as many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and a host of friends.