MAUSER, Constance A. "Connie" (Fink) 1926-2014

MAUSER, FINK, KRUGER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 3/13/2014 at 15:22:24

Connie Mauser

(Died March 12, 2014)

Constance “Connie” A. Mauser, age 87 of Osage, Iowa, died Wednesday March 12, 2014, at Faith Home in Osage.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2014 at First United Methodist Church in Osage with Pastor Sam Mack officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the church on Saturday in Osage. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery.

Connie was born November 24, 1926, in Orchard, Iowa, the daughter of Milo and Dorothy (Kruger) Fink. She was a proud player on the Orchard High School basketball team, and graduated Salutatorian from Orchard High School. On March 18, 1945, she was united in marriage to Dean Mauser at the Methodist Parsonage in Osage. They made their home on the farm near New Haven, Iowa. In 1974, they moved to the River Road near Osage.

They enjoyed their winters in Port Aransas, Texas. Their family grew to six children, eleven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. In 1981, Connie was a key player in the founding of Mauser Insurance. Connie was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Osage. Connie was a warm and loving mother to her children and a sweet grandmother. In the last few years of her life, she was devoted to her great grandchildren and enjoyed helping care for them in Colorado. Also in Colorado, she was a dear friend to a family of refugees from Ethiopia; they genuinely loved her. She was always a friend to the needy. Connie’s family wants to thank Iowa Hospice; the staff of the Faith Home for their untiring care of our mother and all the residents there; and Dr. Kelly Ross, who was her physician and a dear friend.

Connie is survived by her three daughters: Cyndy (Bill) Norman of Lamoni, Iowa, and their two sons, Kit (Stacy) and their two children Clover and Cedar; and Nate; Vicki (Dave) Johnston of Danville, Virginia, and their sons, Josh (Kaija) and their children Natalie and Bryce; and Sam (Chad); Christi (Peter) Arneson of Aurora, CO and their children Adam (Kristine) and their child due in July; and Erin (Ben) and their children Landon, Sierra and Hailey. Her three sons: Richard (Renee) Mauser of Osage, and their children Derek (Renae) Mauser and their children Hannah and Henry; Amber (Mitch) and their children Macy and Zach; Dan Mauser of Metter, GA; David (Julie) Mauser of Eden Prairie, MN, and their three sons Jeff, Brad, and Greg. Her sister, Phyllis Coyle of Downers Grove, IL; and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband, Dean in 2001, and her sister, Jackie Lorence.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home (641)732-3706

Source: Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home website
3/13/2014
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