Connie Lynn Drapeaux
January 8, 1964 ~ August 25, 2011
Connie Drapeaux, 47, of Marion, died Thursday, August 25, 2011, at her home following a long illness. A memorial gathering will be held from 2 - 8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at 289 14th Street, Apartment 1, Marion. A second gathering will be 12 noon - 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2011, at Wildcat Den State Park, Muscatine. Survivors include her children, Shane (Karma) Drapeaux of Marion, Denise ( Ernie) Hobel of Cedar Rapids, and Sam (Courtney) Miller of Marion; step-children, Mike (Carol) Miller of Dyersville, Frank Miller of Burlington, Melissa (Damon) McFall, Adam Miller, both of Champaign, Illinois, Jessica (Scott) Snodgrass of Wichita, Kansas, and Christopher (Traci) Svetlick of East Moline, Illinois. Also her grandchildren, Jerald, Andrew, Hunter, Caty, Jonathan, Racheal, Joey, Justin, Chelsie, Jarred, Ian, Alian, Rayna, Cody; two great grandchildren; and brothers, Mike (Sharon) Jaster of Rock Island, Illinois, Bill Jaster, Brian Jaster, John Jaster, James Jaster, all of Davenport, and Terry (Sheila) Jaster of Colona, Illinois; sister-in-law, Rosemary Jaster of Davenport; and two nieces and two nephews. Connie was born January 8, 1964, in Moline, Illinois, the daughter of Samuel and Joan (Humphrey) Jaster. She worked as a dietary aide at Willow Gardens. Connie enjoyed crocheting, reading, and watching Ghost Hunters. She also loved spending time with all of those she loved such as her grandchildren, kids, and other family. She had the biggest heart and would help everyone she could. Connie will always be loved and greatly missed by all of those whose lives she touched She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel Jaster and Joan Humphrey; grandmother, Rose Meyer; and brother, Steve Jaster.
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our thoughts and prayers go out to Connie’s children we love you,Just remmeber she is in a better place and has no pain.
Aunt Connie wil be truly missed,but now she is at peace.She is now with grandma,grandpa and dad(Al) up in heaven watching over all of us.Rest in peace..Love from The Davis and Kelly Familys
Im very sorry for your loss.
I’m sitting here in my room, looking at your picture.
Wondering why you couldn’t be a part of my future.
Uncontrollable tears stream down my face,
while my heart beat starts to race.
Asking God why he took you from my life,
it was more painful than stabbing me in the heart with a knife.
I still needed you here
you were the one to make everything so clear.
you are apart of me and I am apart of you
when you died a part of me died too.
I never knew how hard it was to loose someone you love
until the day you went to heaven above.
Even though I can’t see,
I know your up there watching over me.
I miss you more and more everyday
and all I can do is pray.
In my heart you shall forever remain.
her last hours
In her last hours the reality that her existence would be coming to an end soon started to set. As i sat there and helplessly watched my mother lay there all of the questions came to me. Such as why her, or can we trade places? As she started to wake up is when the tears started to roll down my cheeks, and she very bright eyed looked at me, and the said “am I dying?” I told her yes. Then she asked where Shane was, and i told her i wasn’t sure. Then she told me that i need to get a hold of him, because “she got to tell him hi as she got him and now needed to tell him bye.” It was at that moment that reality set in for me. Even though i knew she was sick i never thought that this was the end. She then said her goodbye to each one of her children that were there separately and then together as a group, and later to her granddaughter Racheal when she was able to get there. Finally she slipped into a comma like state never to speak another word again.
hi
thank you momma connie for the talks,the smiles,the hugs,the kisses,the laughter and love shared but mostly for loving my dad and given him such happiness.
jessica snodgrass & family
love you grandma
ian & ailin
momma connie thanks for the talks,the hugs,the kisses,the love,laughter you shared but most of all thanks for loving my dad and given him such happiness and joy. will miss you
jessica & family
I enjoyed working with Connie at Willows Gardens. We had fun working together, laughing and making jokes. My thoughts and prayers are with her family at this time.
i love you grandma
my grandma was nice and helpful
I love you always