Constance Lee “Connie” Forsythe
Constance Lee “Connie” Forsythe, age 71, formerly of North Lewisburg, passed away Wednesday morning, September 1, 2010 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, after courageously battling multiple ailments for the past 3 years. She was born October 8, 1938 near Magnetic Springs to the late Wayne and Frieda (Hickok) Liggett.
A graduate of North Union High School, she retired from Union County Memorial Hospital in 1997 with over 25 years of service as a Physical Therapy aide. Connie enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, tracing her genealogy, collecting dolls and fishing.
She was preceded in death by two former spouses, Charles Lee Miller and William Forsythe, by one son, Charles Lee Miller, Jr. and one great-grandson, Nicholas Costa. She is survived by three sons, Wayne (Connie) Miller of West Mansfield; Allen Miller of North Lewisburg; Raymond (Cathy) Miller of Richwood; a daughter, Charlene Patterson and her companion James Gammell of Bellefontaine. Connie was blessed with 11 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
Connie is also survived by one brother, Gary (Alice) Liggett of Marysville and two sisters, Judy Coons of Bellefontaine and Carola Munz of Russells Point. She was preceded in death by two brothers-in-law, Larry Coons and recently deceased Dick Munz, who passed on Sunday, August 29, 2010.
Her family will greet friends from 5 to 7 PM on Friday, September 3, 2010 in the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, Richwood. Services celebrating her life will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, September 4 at 11:00 AM with Pastor Joe Rhea officiating. Burial will follow in Shoup (Thompson Twp.) Cemetery, near Radnor.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Union County Memorial Hospital Meals-on-Wheels program, 500 London Ave., Marysville, OH 43040.
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballinger.com
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