Connie Thompson

December 9, 1931 - September 3, 2019

Connie Thompson Ankeny, IA; formerly of Grand Junction, IA Date of Death: September 3, 2019 Memorial services for Connie Thompson, 87, of Ankeny, formerly of Grand Junction, IA will be held 5:00pm Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson. Following the 5:00 PM service, the family will visit with friends until 7:00PM. Memorials in her name may be given to the family. Connie Gail Thompson passed away September 3rd, 2019. Connie fought an 11 yearlong battle after a cancer diagnosis in 2008 and again in 2013. Her husband, Dean, was her care giver until May when she moved to Fountain West Health Care in West Des Moines, IA. She was born Connie Gail Hanson on December 9th, 1931 near Ord, Nebraska to Seton and Gwen (Garnick) Hanson. The family struggled during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s and eventually moved to Iowa and settled on a farm near Jamaica, Iowa. During her school years, Connie enjoyed playing basketball. Connie graduated from Jamaica High School in 1948. Upon graduation she moved to Jefferson where she was employed by Jefferson State Bank and eventually met the love of her life, Dean Thompson of Grand Junction, Iowa. The couple was united in marriage January 23rd, 1954. They settled on a family farm near Grand Junction and raised three children: two daughters, Paula and Lynda, and a son, Lance. Connie enjoyed many activities such as reading, sewing, cooking and especially baking. Everyone enjoyed her pies, cakes, cookies and bars. Later, Connie took a job at East Greene Community High School as an Administrative Assistant that she retired from in 1997. The couple retired to a Townhome in Ankeny that Connie enjoyed, as lots of family and friends would drop by. After retirement, Connie and Dean enjoyed Connie’s love of basketball and followed the ISU women’s basketball team. The couple also enjoyed ballroom dancing, as they met at the Starline Ballroom in Carroll, IA in 1953 and continued to dance at Lake Robbins near Perry, IA for many years. Connie is survived by her husband of 65 years, Dean Thompson of Heritage Court, West Des Moines, IA; children: Paula (Randy) Carrick of Harvey, ND; Lynda (Gary) Geopfert of Linden, IA; Lance Thompson of Des Moines, IA; six grandchildren: Lonnie (Stephen) of Chicago, IL; Reid (Amy) of Madison, WI; Haley Carrick of Des Moines, IA; Damon Hoyt of Tucson, AZ; Shane Hoyt of Maui, HI; Ruby Thompson of Des Moines, IA; four great grandchildren: Alex, Ella, Destiny and Harper; sisters: Pauline Irwin of Jefferson, IA and Colleen (Nicky) Slaymaker of Lynnville, IA; sisters-in-law: Ardis Kiner of Grand Junction, IA; Dora Lee (Gayle) Morley of Caldwell, ID; many nieces, nephews and friends.