Official Obituary of
Connie Clawson
March 1, 1948 ~ January 14, 2015 (age 66) 66 Years Old
Connie Clawson Obituary
Connie Clawson, age 66, a lifetime resident of Anaconda passed from this life into the next on January 14, 2015. Connie was born on March 1, 1948, to Perry and Emma (Martin) Clawson. Her parents died tragically in an automobile accident when Connie was five and she and her brother Perry were raised by their maternal grandparents, Jim and Emma Martin.
Connie attended Daly and Washington Grade Schools and graduated from Anaconda Senior High School in 1966. She dreamed of becoming a florist after graduation, but had to give that dream up when she discovered she was allergic to most flowers. Instead Connie went to work for Anaconda School District #10 as a special education aide in Nancy Keenan's classroom; a job she loved.
After leaving the school district Connie opened a daycare with her friends Dee Dee and Donna O'Brien. They provided care to literally hundreds of kids over the next thirty years and many of those kids and their families are numbered among Connie's closest friends. After closing the daycare Connie worked briefly for AWARE until an injury forced her into early retirement.
After her retirement Connie left the family home on West Fourth and moved into Hearthstone Apartments. As always Connie found ways to serve others at Hearthstone as a member of the Board of Directors, as President of the Residents' Council, and as a great friend to all of the residents and staff.
Connie was a long time member of the Anaconda Church of Christ. She loved attending services, Bible studies, special events, and especially the annual Christmas "Lie, Cheat, and Steal" gift exchange. She served as the volunteer secretary for the church and taught Sunday school classes and Vacation Bible School classes for years. Connie also cooked for Junior High Camps at Yellowstone Bible Camp for several years and for several Libby Youth Events. Families and children from across Montana and the Northwest remember Connie with a great deal of love and respect for the kind and compassionate friend and servant she always was.
Connie is preceded in death by her parents and her grandparents, by her brother Perry Jim Clawson, by her adopted brother Bob O'Brien, and by her co-worker, Donna O'Brien. She is survived by her close friends Linda Smith, Mike and Gloria O'Rourke, Trena Vollmer, Dee Dee O'Brien Smith, her "little brother" Jason Rucker, her adopted sister Margie O'Brien, and her cohort at Hearthstone Mike Murphy, as well as by all her brothers and sisters at the church and by her dear friends at Hearthstone and all over the Northwest. In her life she taught us about compassionate service and stalwart faith. In her death she is victorious.
A memorial service for Connie will be held at the Church of Christ on the corner of Washoe and Evergreen at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 17th. A celebration of life and memories will follow.
In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the Church of Christ in Anaconda.
Connie attended Daly and Washington Grade Schools and graduated from Anaconda Senior High School in 1966. She dreamed of becoming a florist after graduation, but had to give that dream up when she discovered she was allergic to most flowers. Instead Connie went to work for Anaconda School District #10 as a special education aide in Nancy Keenan's classroom; a job she loved.
After leaving the school district Connie opened a daycare with her friends Dee Dee and Donna O'Brien. They provided care to literally hundreds of kids over the next thirty years and many of those kids and their families are numbered among Connie's closest friends. After closing the daycare Connie worked briefly for AWARE until an injury forced her into early retirement.
After her retirement Connie left the family home on West Fourth and moved into Hearthstone Apartments. As always Connie found ways to serve others at Hearthstone as a member of the Board of Directors, as President of the Residents' Council, and as a great friend to all of the residents and staff.
Connie was a long time member of the Anaconda Church of Christ. She loved attending services, Bible studies, special events, and especially the annual Christmas "Lie, Cheat, and Steal" gift exchange. She served as the volunteer secretary for the church and taught Sunday school classes and Vacation Bible School classes for years. Connie also cooked for Junior High Camps at Yellowstone Bible Camp for several years and for several Libby Youth Events. Families and children from across Montana and the Northwest remember Connie with a great deal of love and respect for the kind and compassionate friend and servant she always was.
Connie is preceded in death by her parents and her grandparents, by her brother Perry Jim Clawson, by her adopted brother Bob O'Brien, and by her co-worker, Donna O'Brien. She is survived by her close friends Linda Smith, Mike and Gloria O'Rourke, Trena Vollmer, Dee Dee O'Brien Smith, her "little brother" Jason Rucker, her adopted sister Margie O'Brien, and her cohort at Hearthstone Mike Murphy, as well as by all her brothers and sisters at the church and by her dear friends at Hearthstone and all over the Northwest. In her life she taught us about compassionate service and stalwart faith. In her death she is victorious.
A memorial service for Connie will be held at the Church of Christ on the corner of Washoe and Evergreen at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 17th. A celebration of life and memories will follow.
In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the Church of Christ in Anaconda.
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