Norris Charles Grife, 82, of Goshen, Indiana, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2020, at Greencroft Gables in Goshen.

Norris (Norm) Grife was born on November 11,1937, in Lake City, MN. After graduating from high school in Deer River, MN, he joined the United State Air Force and served for 21 years, flying over 2000 combat missions during three tours of duty in Viet Nam as a B-52 gunner. He married Jacque Hollis Wood on January 28, 1961. Retiring from military service in 1976, they settled in Goshen, where he worked for GTE for an additional 20 years.

Norm is survived by his son Barry (Cindy) Grife and daughter Lori (Todd) Schlichter; three stepdaughters Regina (Ron) Olson, Pam Blankenship, and Debbie (John) Harwood; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his wife Jacque Grife, his parents Floyd and Norma Grife, and sister Sharon Erola.

A visitation time for Norris Grife is scheduled for Tuesday, January 7, at 1:00 pm at Chapel Hill Funeral Home (10776 McKinley Hwy, Osceola, IN) with a time of sharing and remembrance starting at 2:00 pm. A military Honor Guard Ceremony will follow at Chapel Hills Memorial Gardens.