Norma L. Mendelsohn, 78 of Springfield was called home on July 20, 2009. Norma was a lay associate of the Franciscan Sisters. She was an x-ray technician, a teacher within the Newark Archdiocese and also a business woman.Norma is survived by her friend of 53 years, Mary R. McGinnis.Donations in her memory may be made to your local rescue squad.Funeral services are private and under the direction of the Gray Funeral Home, Westfield.