Murray Norris
Posted By Ballard Sunder Funeral Home On November 21, 2023 @ 11:55 am In 2023,Obituaries | 11 Comments
Murray Norris, age 65, passed away on November 19, 2023. A Celebration of Murray’s Life will be held at 6:30 PM on Monday, November 27, 2023 with a time of gathering from 4:30 – 6:30 PM, all at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation, 4565 Pleasant St SE, Prior Lake, MN.
Murray was born in Minneapolis, MN on August 3rd, 1958 to Zoe and Donald Norris. He was the oldest son of 3 boys. He graduated from Prior Lake High School in 1977. Murray attended Normandale Community College. He enjoyed a long and fulfilling career as a tile setter until he retired.
While attending Normandale, Murray met Carol Gorshe and her daughter Alexis. In 1988, they became a family of 4 with the birth of their daughter Kelsey. There were many great memories and traditions that they built together as a family in their home on Prior Lake. They enjoyed many opportunities to travel and spend time outdoors.
Murray loved spending time with his brothers and close friends. They enjoyed getting together to bike, cross country ski, kayak, and share many laughs and adventures. Murray had a creative mind and loved many forms of art. He had an eclectic style and eye for antiques. He enjoyed working with natural materials such as stone, wood, and various metals. Murray loved music. He enjoyed playing his violin and guitars. He loved to listen to a wide range of artists.
Murray is loved and will be greatly missed by his daughters, Kelsey (Chad) Petersen and Alexis (Brandon) Factor; granddaughter Rowan Petersen; brothers Brad (Ann) Norris and Greg (Martha Walz) Norris; step-father Jerry Rowe; and many other loving family and friends.
Murray is preceded in death by his parents, Don Norris and Zoe Rowe.
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I’m so very sorry for your loss, Alexis.
Our sincere condolences for your loss.
Vonnie & Patty Phillipa
sorry to hear – He always was a nice guy to hang with – I haven’t seen him since High School but man he was a great guy.
I am so sorry he was a great person!! Sending hugs and prayers to the whole family!!
Sending my love and prayers to my nephews, Brad and Greg and their families. I know Murray will be missed and he was such a fun person with such a great smile!
Thank you. He will be missed.
Paul and I are so sorry for your loss, but he is at peace. I’m so glad that we were able to meet up with the Norris boys 5 years back and reconnect, wish there had been more opportunities. Murray sure resembled Don as he got older. Hugs to all and we’ll see you on Monday.
Cathy and Paul TenEyck
Lexi- Love, thoughts and prayers to all of you at this time……..
My deepest sympathies to his friends and families. Always had a smile on his face and a kind word. He will be greatly missed. R. I.P
My deepest condolence to greg brad and the rest of the family its been along time since we all hung around and had a lot of laughs murray was truly a good person
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My sincere condolences to the Norris’s
and close friends of Murray. Although I haven’t seen
Murray in a while, I remember him as a friend
Who I always looked forward to seeing because he greeted me with a genuine
Smile and good positive feelings.
One of the Good Guys..