Norma J. Howell, 70, of Northampton, died May 25, 2016, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg.

Born in Baltimore, Md., she was a daughter of the late Robert and Margaret (Sweeney) Howell.

She was an administrative assistant for Irwin Leighton Company.

She was a member of Queenship of Mary Catholic Church, Northampton.

She is survived by two sons, Chris and his wife Mary Lou Benner of Green Bay, Wis., and Kevin Benner of Northampton; a daughter, Helen and her husband Michael Tarantino of Alexandria, Va.; seven grandchildren; a sister, Eileen Ford; and a brother, Thomas Howell.

She was predeceased by a brother, Robert Howell Jr.

Contributions may be made to the church or to the Good Shepherd Catholic School, both c/o the funeral home, 327 Chestnut St., Coplay, 18037.

Arrangements were made by Hauke Funeral Home Inc.