Connie Ball was born March 23, 1919 as Cornelia M. Voshel in Grand Haven, Michigan. In high school she enjoyed playing basketball and was quite athletic. She married Charles N. Ball on August 31, 1939 in Muskegon, Michigan and they honeymooned at Mammoth Caves in Kentucky. Chuck and Connie had three children: Barbara, Charles Jr. (who died as an infant) and Stephen and they lived most of their married life in Michigan and Colorado. She enjoyed playing tennis when the opportunity presented itself after her marriage to Chuck. During World War II, Connie served as a volunteer nurse's aide while her husband was away to war. Connie also worked various jobs during her life including: working at a drug store soda fountain, in a Dime Store, as a telephone switchboard operator (which she enjoyed the most), as a clothing sales clerk, and as a check processor in a bank. Chuck was killed in an automobile accident on February 26, 1966. Connie briefly joined the Eastern Star after Chuck's death. Connie married Raymond Paulus on July 3, 1973 and lived in Arizona until after Ray's death in 1987. Connie lived with her son, Steve, and daughter-in-law in Arizona from 1987 until 1989. In 1989 Connie moved to Iowa to be close to her daughter, Barbara, and in 1999 moved to Nebraska with her daughter and son-in-law. Connie has had a variety of special interests throughout her life including: reading, sports on television - especially college basketball and football, crossword puzzles, and cooking/baking. She was known as a lovely woman who enjoyed entertaining guests and was an exceptional housekeeper and cook. Connie passed away on October 28, 2001 in Sutton, Nebraska and was returned to Arizona for burial.
Connie Ball was born March 23, 1919 as Cornelia M. Voshel in Grand Haven, Michigan. In high school she enjoyed playing basketball and was quite athletic. She married Charles N. Ball on August 31, 1939 in Muskegon, Michigan and they honeymooned at Mammoth Caves in Kentucky. Chuck and Connie had three children: Barbara, Charles Jr. (who died as an infant) and Stephen and they lived most of their married life in Michigan and Colorado. She enjoyed playing tennis when the opportunity presented itself after her marriage to Chuck. During World War II, Connie served as a volunteer nurse's aide while her husband was away to war. Connie also worked various jobs during her life including: working at a drug store soda fountain, in a Dime Store, as a telephone switchboard operator (which she enjoyed the most), as a clothing sales clerk, and as a check processor in a bank. Chuck was killed in an automobile accident on February 26, 1966. Connie briefly joined the Eastern Star after Chuck's death. Connie married Raymond Paulus on July 3, 1973 and lived in Arizona until after Ray's death in 1987. Connie lived with her son, Steve, and daughter-in-law in Arizona from 1987 until 1989. In 1989 Connie moved to Iowa to be close to her daughter, Barbara, and in 1999 moved to Nebraska with her daughter and son-in-law. Connie has had a variety of special interests throughout her life including: reading, sports on television - especially college basketball and football, crossword puzzles, and cooking/baking. She was known as a lovely woman who enjoyed entertaining guests and was an exceptional housekeeper and cook. Connie passed away on October 28, 2001 in Sutton, Nebraska and was returned to Arizona for burial.
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