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29, 1958 - Aug. 26, 2009GRANGER - Mrs. Deborah (Norman) Sandroni, 50, of Granger passed away at 11:00 am Wednesday, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend surrounded by her loving family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 am Saturday, at St. Pius X Catholic Church Fir & SR 23, Granger where friends may call from 9-10 am. Visitation will also be on Friday from 4-8 pm at McGann Hay Funerals | Cremations | Gatherings, Granger Chapel, 13260 SR 23 (enter off Cherry Rd.) where there will be a Parish Vigil Service at 5 pm. Deb was born on Oct. 29, 1958 in Richmond, VA to Stanley F. Norman who survives of Granger, and Billie S. (Starkey) Norman who survives of South Bend. She was married on March 14, 1981 Libertyville, IL to Michael R. Sandroni who survives of Granger. Also surviving are their three sons: Lt. Jr. Grade Alexander M. (Mary Walsh) Sandroni of Pensacola, FL in the US Navy, Adam M. (Caitlin Fitzgerald) Sandroni of Los Angeles, CA, and Christian M. Sandroni a Midshipman at the US Naval Academy of Annapolis, MD. A brother also survives David S. (Stacy Balog) Norman of South Bend. She was a 1976 Graduate of Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL. She was a 1979 graduate of Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL, with a BA Degree in Philosophy and Psychology. She received a Master's Degree in Social Science, from the University of Chicago in 1980. She worked from 1981 to 1985 as a researcher at the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety in Washington, D.C. She worked part time for many years at her family's business, BFC Industries later Prince Agri Products, Inc. in Bremen. Deb was a volunteer at our local Ronald McDonald House. She was very active in supporting her sons' ice hockey careers and served as a board member and President of the Irish Youth Hockey League and a board member of the Michiana High School Hockey League. In lieu of flowers memorial donations in Deb's memory may be made to: Ronald McDonald House Charities of Michiana, PO Box 1274, South Bend, IN 46624. To send condolences to the family or for directions log on to: www.McGannHay.com.