Connie Kay Petersen

Connie Kay Petersen, age 73, of Carroll, IA, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Caroll.

A private family graveside service will be held at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Irwin, IA.

In lieu of flowers, any donations can be made to First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund or a charity of your choice.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Connie’s family at www.dahnandwoodhouse.com

Connie was born on June 14, 1951 in Carroll, IA, the daughter of Marvin and Marian (Ohrt) Petersen, and grew up on a farm east of Irwin, IA.  She graduated as the valedictorian of the class of 1969.  Connie participated in several activities throughout school such as 4H, basketball, track, speech, and others.  The girls’ basketball team of 1969 still holds all the school records for Irwin 6 on 6 basketball.  She was proud of the team and all they accomplished, especially the game where she scored 69 points.

After high school she attended John F. Kennedy College in Wahoo, NE, where she played basketball, and hopefully also went to classes and learned something.  She then attended Wayne State College in Wayne, NE, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education with a minor in German.

Following college she began working for Agri-Bolt & Cabinet Company/Hot Springs Spas in Carroll in 1973 and retired in 2016.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Carroll where she served on several committees.

Connie enjoyed genealogy, gardening, playing the piano, traveling, camping, her flowers that bloomed from Spring to Fall, watching football and basketball games on TV, (especially the Iowa Hawkeyes, Iowa State Cyclones, and Nebraska Cornhuskers), visiting with family and friends, and work, along with other things.

She was also an advocate for organ donation, as she had received a kidney transplant in 2000.

She was preceded in death by her parents.  She is survived by several cousins and extended family, and many friends, too numerous to name.  You know who you are.