No Loss for Words

Iva Noreen “Simon” Dana, affectionately known as THE HUB LADY, age 76, of Snohomish, WA, died suddenly on November 14, 2025 after a lengthy battle with chronic kidney failure. 

Noreen was born in Everett, WA to Herbert and Calista Simon.  She was one of seven children. Brother Lynn, Sisters Diane, Ladora, Susie, Linda, Noreen and Marvis.  Linda Jenkins of Whiteville, NC and Marvis Warren of Marysville, WA are the remaining survivors of the Simon children.

Noreen was a proud member of the Everett High School Class of 1967. Go Seagulls!

Noreen is survived by her husband Steve Dana, daughter Shelly Dana, grandsons Stephen Crowe and Austin Crowe all of the greater Snohomish WA area, and numerous nieces and nephews from around the country.

After her passing, Noreen was cremated.  The family is planning for a Celebration of Noreen’s life in late January, 2026.  The time and location will be announced as soon as the details are set.

Noreen went to work at The Hub Drive In around 1974 before she was in the Dana family.  She spent thirty-five years at The Hub both as an employee and an owner.  Many people never knew her name, but they knew her as The Hub Lady.  On several occasions when she was traveling around the country and in Europe, she was approached by strangers and was asked if she was The Hub Lady of Snohomish, WA.  You have no idea how gratifying it was for her to have such a dedicated following.  And even though the Hub closed in 2010, she was still recognized as recently as this past summer.  Over the years, she watched families grow up from across the counter.  She remembered birthdays and anniversaries of people she only knew from The Hub.  She established real lifelong friendships with many of you.  The restaurant business is hard, but the relationships with her staff members and customers made it very satisfying.

After The Hub closed, Noreen went to work at the Delta Rehabilitation Center in the activities department.  She had the opportunity to work with wonderful co-workers there and for so many residents she thought of as family.  Her love for crafting fit right in at the Chalet as is a valuable tool in the rehabilitation process for patients with traumatic brain injuries.

Away from work, Noreen loved to play BINGO.  She played mostly at the Tulalip Bingo Hall, but frequently traveled around the Puget Sound region trying her luck from as far south as Tacoma and north to Canada.  On more occasions than we can recall, she traveled to Reno and Las Vegas Nevada to compete in high stakes BINGO tournaments. She was known to play as many as thirty cards at once at Tulalip.

Noreen always said she liked to travel, but when given the choice between visiting places like New England in the fall or playing BINGO in Vegas, she often picked Vegas.  But not always.  She traveled all over the country and to Europe three times.  Going was always exciting for her, but coming home was special.

Noreen loved being home surrounded by people she loved and who loved her.  She enjoyed cooking for them and they enjoyed eating wonderful food.

Noreen was a Christian woman who was a prayer warrior.  She had a tortuous relationship with God because she couldn’t understand why God allowed there to be so much suffering in the world.  She was a deeply caring person who spent her life in service to others

Noreen passed away exactly three months short of her Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary.  She was participating in the planning for the event just days before her death.  Noreen and Steve were individuals, but in many ways, they were one.  They worked together every day for twenty-five years and more often than not, chose to be with each other rather than someone or somewhere else.  She was deeply loved by her life partner and he was crazy about her.

The family would like to extend our thanks to the dedicated staff at the Puget Sound Kidney Center in Monroe for the great care Noreen received while on dialysis.

And to the medical staff a Kaiser Permanente Everett who took care of Noreen since 1975.

Thank you all for being a part of a special person’s life.

In lieu of flowers, feel free to make a contribution to her GoFundMe page to offset the financial impact to the family. (https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-noreen-danas-memorial-family )