Andersen, Connie Jo (“Grandma Connie”) (Palmer) (1938 - 2025

ANDERSEN, PALMER, MINSSEN, DVORAK, GUDE, ANDERSEN, ALFF, NELSON, MENDEZ

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 6/20/2025 at 13:36:57

Name of deceased: Connie Jo (“Grandma Connie”) Andersen (nee Palmer)

Aged: 87 yrs, 5 days

Residence: Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Born: May 3, 1938, in Atlantic, Cass County, IA

Died: May 8, 2025; Cass County Memorial Hospital, Atlantic, Cass County, IA

Funeral services: Monday, May 12, 2025; Elk Horn Lutheran Church, Elk Horn, IA; burial was in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery, Elk Horn, IA

Survived by: Children, Tammy (spouse, Rodney) Minssen, Chris (spouse, John) Dvorak, Annette (spouse, Paul) Gude and Gene Andersen; grandchildren, Nicholas (spouse, Kelly), Heather (spouse, Joey), Amber (spouse, Chris), Joshua (spouse, Nicole), Jeffrey (spouse, Tiffanie), Amanda (spouse, Chris), Chance and Zane; 12 great-grandchildren; brother, Tim (spouse, Mary) Palmer; sisters-in-law, Bonnie Palmer, Madelyn Palmer and Eileen (spouse, Doug) Alff; brothers-in-law, Ivan (spouse, Marg) Andersen and Lyle Andersen

Predeceased by: Parents, William Ray and Nona Myrl (nee Nelson) Palmer; parents-in-law, Arlo and Elvera Andersen; husband, Marvin Andersen (deceased in 2000); grandson, Wyatt Andersen; great-granddaughter, Hannah Mendez; brothers, Ronald (and spouse, Louene) Palmer, Thomas Palmer and Arlie Scott Palmer; sister-in-law, Linda Andersen

Education: Graduated from Wiota (IA) High School, Class of 1956; she played basketball while attending there

Religious affiliation: Member, Elk Horn Lutheran Church, Elk Horn, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Marvin Merl Andersen; July 29, 1956; Wiota United Methodist Church, Wiota, IA

Employment: Farmer’s wife, working alongside Marvin doing the milking, planting row crops, walking beans and cutting thistles, and helping with the cow-calf operation; also raised registered German Shepherd dogs. Later, she worked as a cook at Elk Horn-Kimballton (IA) Community Schools for 21 years.

Hobbies/Interests: Member, Elk Horn Saddle Club; she volunteered at many blood mobiles in Elk Horn, IA, and for nearly 35 years, she volunteered as a cook in the food stand at the Cass County Fair; enjoyed camping, looked forward to the annual Labor Day Family Reunion at Black Hawk Lake in Lakeview, IA, but mostly enjoyed time spent with family. With Marvin, they enjoyed time at Blue Grass Festivals, and after his passing, she took numerous bus trips to Branson, MO.

Sources: kjan.com; rolandfuneralservice.com