Her funeral service will take place at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – SOUTH chapel. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Monday, September 1, 2025 and will continue from 2-3 p.m. on Tuesday, prior to the service, all at the funeral home. To leave an online condolence for the family, or to sign the guestbook, please visit: www.mvfh.org

Surviving Connie are her daughters Stacey L. Kasper (Kraig) of Downingtown, PA and their daughter Ashley T. Kasper (Jocelyn) of Burnsville, Mn; Michelle L. Terry (Tom) of Wichita Falls, Tx and her daughter Brooklyn Phillips (Marc) and their daughter Lydia of Wichita Falls, Tx. Also surviving Connie is her brother Dayle Besemer; nieces Heidi Halverson and her children Cole and Amber and Ambers daughter Braelyn; Lisa Besemer and her daughters Jenna Carlson (Jay) and their children Emma, Odin and Sophie; Brittany Haala and son Carsten; Laura Reinharts (Andy); Candy (David) Segfried and their children and Desiree (Shaun) Hughart and their children; Betsy Awni and partner Steve Krupa of Libertyville, IL; Carol Kramer of Buffalo Lake, Mn; Carol (John) Bates of New Castle, Co as well as cousins Annette Wood of Omaha, Ne; Sue Steele of Bellevue, NE; Ruth Schmidt and Cele Scallon of Ankeny, Ia and honorary grandson John Markward of Burnsville.

Connie was preceded in death by her parents Melvin (MK) and Iola Besemer (Schultz), brother David Besemer, aunt Dorothy Schultz (Besemer) and her daughter’s father David W. Gierke.

Connie’s life and love was her family and friends. She so enjoyed her adventures with her grandchildren, nieces, great nieces and nephew. She was so devoted to all of us. Visiting her daughters often, going to hockey games, dance recitals, t-ball games, hosting Thanksgiving every year. She filled so many roles in our lives with her laughter, love and energy. Later in life Connie devoted herself to service working for 11 years for Services for Seniors before moving into the private sector working with vets and other seniors.

Connie loved to walk around her treasured hometown getting her steps in, enjoying visits with neighbors and friends she ran into along the way, stops at the Backerei for an apple fritter and coffee or DQ for a hot fudge sundae (extra fudge!) or even dropping off bills, concerts in the park, parades, all were reasons to throw on her shoes and GO! She also enjoyed working in the yard, planting flowers and vegetables and battling the birds that just had to nest above her garage. So now we can find her in our own footsteps, in dancing flowers and in a melody that lifts your heart and makes you tap your foot.

She will be so profoundly missed.

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