Connie Stammer

Connie K. Stammer, age 68, of Storm Lake and formerly of Carroll passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at her home in Storm Lake. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Carroll with Pastor Brian Licht officiating. Friends may call at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll after 5:00 P.M. on Friday where there will be a prayer service held at 6:30 P.M. The casket will be moved to the church at 8:30 A.M. on Saturday where visitation will resume until time of service. Organist for the service will service will be Jan Hoff. Casket bearers will be Zachary Dicks, Jacob Dicks, Michaela Mohr, Doug Rowedder, Darrel Wiese, and Brody Reiling. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for the family at www.dahnandwoodhouse.com Born on February 21, 1947 in Ida Grove, she was the daughter of Walter and Lydia (Zobel) Mildenstein. Connie grew up in Ida Grove where she attended Ida Grove High School. She was married to Lowell Stammer on June 8, 1963 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ida Grove. They lived in Carroll where Connie owned and operated a dog grooming business called Connie’s K-9 Clippers. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church while living in Carroll and served on the finance committee, and she was currently a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Connie enjoyed playing Scrabble, doing volunteer work at New Hope Village, and preparing wonderful holiday meals for her family. Connie dearly loved her family and spending time with her grandchildren. She was also very fond of her Schnauzer Einstein. Connie is survived by three daughters: Ann (Schlinz) Lorenzen of Stuart, Lori (Schlinz) Dicks and her husband Jason of Storm Lake, and Carrie (Schlinz) Reiling and her husband Jess of Dallas Center; a step-son Marty of California; six grandchildren; one great granddaughter; her mother-in-law Ella Stammer of Carroll; two brothers: Dennis Mildenstein and his wife Ann of Medford, MA, and Donald Mildenstein and his wife Sharyl of Lake View; a sister-in-law Lola Rowedder and her husband Doug of Denison; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Connie was preceded in death by her parents, a brother James Mildenstein, a sister Janet Backhaus, her husband Lowell in 2013, and a great grandson Parker.