Connie Walton, age 76 of Grinnell, died on Friday, February 22, 2019, from complications of Parkinson's disease. She was receiving care at the Mayflower Community Health Care Center in Grinnell and was also under the care of Grinnell Regional Hospice.
Connie Jean Long was born on November 4, 1942, in Whitten, Iowa, the daughter of Howard Wilson Long and Johanna Marie (Dekker) Long. She was raised in Whitten and attended Union-Whitten Schools, where she excelled in softball, basketball, and cheerleading. She graduated from Union-Whitten High School in 1960.
Connie married Dennis Walton at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eldora on August 17, 1963. Dennis served in the United States Air Force and the couple lived in England from 1966 until 1969. Following Dennis' honorable discharge from the Air Force, the couple returned to Grinnell and Connie was a homemaker and later was employed at GTE and Verizon for 26 years. The couple was blessed with two sons, Derek and Darren. She was a longtime member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Grinnell.
Connie will be remembered as an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She loved attending her grandchildren's activities, and hosting meals and gatherings with family and friends. The couple enjoyed spending their winter months in Arizona during retirement.
Connie is survived by her husband of 55 years, Dennis Walton of Grinnell; two sons, Derek (Angie) Walton of Farmington, Minnesota, and their children, Zachary and Luke, and Darren (Stacy) Walton of Grinnell and their children, Nina and Libby; sister, Carolyn (Al) Schafer of Mesa, Arizona; and brother, Gary (Connie) Long of Marshalltown, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Mass of the Resurrection at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Grinnell. Interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Eldora, Iowa.
Picture and edited obituary courtesy of Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell, Iowa
Connie Jean Long was born on November 4, 1942, in Whitten, Iowa, the daughter of Howard Wilson Long and Johanna Marie (Dekker) Long. She was raised in Whitten and attended Union-Whitten Schools, where she excelled in softball, basketball, and cheerleading. She graduated from Union-Whitten High School in 1960.
Connie married Dennis Walton at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eldora on August 17, 1963. Dennis served in the United States Air Force and the couple lived in England from 1966 until 1969. Following Dennis' honorable discharge from the Air Force, the couple returned to Grinnell and Connie was a homemaker and later was employed at GTE and Verizon for 26 years. The couple was blessed with two sons, Derek and Darren. She was a longtime member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Grinnell.
Connie will be remembered as an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She loved attending her grandchildren's activities, and hosting meals and gatherings with family and friends. The couple enjoyed spending their winter months in Arizona during retirement.
Connie is survived by her husband of 55 years, Dennis Walton of Grinnell; two sons, Derek (Angie) Walton of Farmington, Minnesota, and their children, Zachary and Luke, and Darren (Stacy) Walton of Grinnell and their children, Nina and Libby; sister, Carolyn (Al) Schafer of Mesa, Arizona; and brother, Gary (Connie) Long of Marshalltown, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Mass of the Resurrection at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Grinnell. Interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Eldora, Iowa.
Picture and edited obituary courtesy of Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell, Iowa
Connie Walton, age 76 of Grinnell, died on Friday, February 22, 2019, from complications of Parkinson's disease. She was receiving care at the Mayflower Community Health Care Center in Grinnell and was also under the care of Grinnell Regional Hospice.
Connie Jean Long was born on November 4, 1942, in Whitten, Iowa, the daughter of Howard Wilson Long and Johanna Marie (Dekker) Long. She was raised in Whitten and attended Union-Whitten Schools, where she excelled in softball, basketball, and cheerleading. She graduated from Union-Whitten High School in 1960.
Connie married Dennis Walton at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eldora on August 17, 1963. Dennis served in the United States Air Force and the couple lived in England from 1966 until 1969. Following Dennis' honorable discharge from the Air Force, the couple returned to Grinnell and Connie was a homemaker and later was employed at GTE and Verizon for 26 years. The couple was blessed with two sons, Derek and Darren. She was a longtime member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Grinnell.
Connie will be remembered as an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She loved attending her grandchildren's activities, and hosting meals and gatherings with family and friends. The couple enjoyed spending their winter months in Arizona during retirement.
Connie is survived by her husband of 55 years, Dennis Walton of Grinnell; two sons, Derek (Angie) Walton of Farmington, Minnesota, and their children, Zachary and Luke, and Darren (Stacy) Walton of Grinnell and their children, Nina and Libby; sister, Carolyn (Al) Schafer of Mesa, Arizona; and brother, Gary (Connie) Long of Marshalltown, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Mass of the Resurrection at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Grinnell. Interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Eldora, Iowa.
Picture and edited obituary courtesy of Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell, Iowa
Connie Jean Long was born on November 4, 1942, in Whitten, Iowa, the daughter of Howard Wilson Long and Johanna Marie (Dekker) Long. She was raised in Whitten and attended Union-Whitten Schools, where she excelled in softball, basketball, and cheerleading. She graduated from Union-Whitten High School in 1960.
Connie married Dennis Walton at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eldora on August 17, 1963. Dennis served in the United States Air Force and the couple lived in England from 1966 until 1969. Following Dennis' honorable discharge from the Air Force, the couple returned to Grinnell and Connie was a homemaker and later was employed at GTE and Verizon for 26 years. The couple was blessed with two sons, Derek and Darren. She was a longtime member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Grinnell.
Connie will be remembered as an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She loved attending her grandchildren's activities, and hosting meals and gatherings with family and friends. The couple enjoyed spending their winter months in Arizona during retirement.
Connie is survived by her husband of 55 years, Dennis Walton of Grinnell; two sons, Derek (Angie) Walton of Farmington, Minnesota, and their children, Zachary and Luke, and Darren (Stacy) Walton of Grinnell and their children, Nina and Libby; sister, Carolyn (Al) Schafer of Mesa, Arizona; and brother, Gary (Connie) Long of Marshalltown, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Mass of the Resurrection at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Grinnell. Interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Eldora, Iowa.
Picture and edited obituary courtesy of Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell, Iowa
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