August 22 1920 July 24 2019 (age 98)
Norma Koenig (nee Strey) passed peacefully on July 24, 2019. She was born August 22, 1920, in Chicago, IL. She is survived by the love of her life, Edward N. Koenig, who she married 77 years ago. They had an epic love story, including the two of them founding the Chicago-based real estate company Koenig & Strey Realtors in 1961 with her brother, Tom Strey. Her greatest joy was her family, which extended well beyond the traditional boundaries. Many unrelated people called her Grammie, and she showered each one with love, wisdom, hospitality and smiles. She had four adoring children; Tom (Sonja) Koenig, Carolyn (Chris) Eigel, Nancy (Craig) Davis, and Jeanne (Tim) Hanson, ten loving grandchildren; Jeffrey (Karoline) Eigel, Chris (Katie) Bolling, Ted (Andrea) Eigel, Tom (Suzanne) Bolling, Amy (Jason) Reynolds, Alissa (Jim) Staples, Matthew (Libby) Koenig, Meredith Koenig-Kries, Megan (Ben) Hanson-Burnham, and Kristen (Geoff) Hanson-Elsner, and 18 great-grandchildren, Olivia, Annabelle, Jameson, Will, Luke, Brooke, Baden, Holland, Morgan, Spencer, Forrest, Sander, James, Isabella, Lily, Charlie, Abbey and Elias. Norma met Ed in Sunday School when they were 15, and they were engaged six years later. Ed was in the Air Force and called for duty in 1941, so they got married before he shipped out. They have a bound volume of the daily letters they wrote to one another during his years away. They relocated from Rockwell Street in Chicago, to Robincrest in Glenview, where they started Koenig & Strey. Norma was the first million dollar sales woman when houses sold for $25,000. Norma had incredible friendships, from their bridge club group from the Christian Science Church, to the Alpha Beta Mu sorority sisters, to her telephone “Belles” that met during the war, her colleagues in business and every couple she helped find the right home. She called everyone “Honey” or “Sweetie” and made everyone feel like they were extra special. Norma is a life-long Christian Scientist, and in lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the First Church of Christ, Scientist, 1333 Glenview Road, Glenview, IL, 60025, or to your favorite charity in honor of Norma. Services for Norma are pending.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Norma Koenig August 22 1920 July 24 2019 (age 98).
Death notice for the town of: Barrington, state: Illinois