r met a stranger, and she opened their home and her heart to just about anyone. She will be missed by many, but never forgotten. Surviving Connie are her husband, sons, Shane (Stacy) Blake of Bloomfield, IA, and Shannon (Bridgett Berg) Blake of Kalona, IA; grandchildren, Kayla (Alex) Wink, Kyle, Kally, Katy, Khloe, Braxton and Lyla Blake; great-grandchildren, Olivia Wink and Claire Blake; honorary son, Tim Sulzner of Ankeny, IA; and sister, Cathy Niedorf of Iowa City. She was preceded in death by her parents.