Peggy Zahrt

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Peggy Sue (Norem) Zahrt, age 65, of Ankeny and formerly of Estherville, IA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, IA, with her family at her side. 

Peggy was born on May 7, 1959, to Raymond and Betty (Helton) Norem in Story City, IA. She attended Radcliffe Community School in Radcliffe, IA. 

On October 10, 1981, she was united in marriage to Kevin Zahrt. To this union, a daughter, Nicole, and a son, Nathan, were born. Peggy enjoyed spending her time making quilts for family and Project Linus. She also enjoyed crafting, reading, and traveling to visit her children and triplet granddaughters. She was an amazing wife, mom, and grammy with a kind and caring heart. Through her ups and downs, she stayed true to her faith and always kept the Lord close. 

She is survived by her husband Kevin, daughter Nicole (Justin) Lewis of Kodiak, AK, son Nathan Zahrt of West Hollywood, CA, three granddaughters, Mia, Brenna & Hanna Lewis of Kodiak, AK, sister Connie (Trent) Stone of Williams, IA, step-mother Harriet Norem of Iowa Falls, IA, mother-in-law Beverly (Sierck) Zahrt of Garden City, IA, sister-in-law Kim (Kevin) Nessa of Garden City, IA and many family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents Raymond and Betty Norem and father-in-law Roger Zahrt. In lieu of flowers, donations in honor of Peggy can be made to the Arthritis Foundation or the American Kidney Fund. 

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 11, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Williams, IA. Peggy was buried at Williams Cemetery in Williams, IA.