July 1, 1950 – December 3, 2025
Connie Jean Bengtson entered heaven on December 3rd, 2025, surrounded by her family.
A funeral Mass for Connie Bengtson will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Charles City with Reverend Tom Heathershaw officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date at Calvary Cemetery in Charles City.
A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 2025, at Hauser Weishaar Funeral Home where a Rosary will be prayed at 4:30 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the funeral Mass at the church on Tuesday.
She was born on July 1st, 1950, in Sioux City, Iowa, adopted into the Andersen family on November 4th, 1950, and spent her formative years in Aurelia, Iowa. Connie continued her education in Cedar Falls, Iowa where she attended the University of Northern Iowa, achieving her Bachelor of Arts. It was there she met the love of her life and center of her world, Douglas Bengtson, with whom she spent 54 loving years of marriage. Together they began many family traditions while raising their two daughters, Tiffany and Alyssa. Connie touched many lives during her 35 years of teaching music, most of which were spent in the Nashua Plainfield Community School District. She was an avid member of the Catholic Church where she was actively involved as a pianist for over twenty years.
Connie had an unmeasurable impact on her family as a devoted wife, mother and Nana. Her wisdom, unconditional love, unwavering support and consistent presence in their daily lives has greatly shaped who they are today. Connie had a strong faith (as strong as her coffee), deep appreciation for fine arts and could always be found with a book in her hand. She enjoyed “snow birding” to sunny Arizona, filling her days with friends and family and nurturing her home while watching her daily soap opera. Connie could always be counted on to make you laugh, bring you comfort and light up a room. To know her was to love her.
Connie is celebrated on earth by her husband, Douglas Bengtson; daughters, Tiffany Bengtson and Alyssa Gallup (Thomas Gallup); grandchildren, Morgan Bilharz, Madelyn Calzadillas (Daniel Calzadillas), Marissa Gallup, McCoy Bilharz (Kelsey Bilharz), Carson Gallup; great-grandsons, Oliver Buseman and Case Bilharz.
Connie is welcomed into heaven by her parents, Howard and Irene Andersen; in laws, Roger and Shirley Bengtson; nephew, Nate Metschke; and sister-in-law, Karen Spilde.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Nashua Plainfield Community School District Music Department.
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