Wrangell Sentinel -

Norma J. Rath (Smith) Goodman, 76, passed from this life with family at her side after a long battle with breast cancer on November 21, 2016.

She was born in Carrol, Iowa on August 11, 1940. She graduated from Liberty Center High School in Liberty Center, Iowa then furthered her education at Capital City Commercial College in Des Moines, Iowa.

After working for the state of Iowa for several years Norma and her family moved to North Pole, Alaska in 1976.  There she worked and retired as a Medical Transcriptionist/Editor for Banner Health.

Seeking a warmer climate, she and her husband Robe...