Obituary of Constance Marie Sloppy

Constance Marie Sloppy Constance Marie Sloppy passed away suddenly on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at UPMC Hamot, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 12, 1940 in Clearfield, PA, the daughter of the late Joseph and Alice Whitaker of Curwensville, PA. Connie graduated from Curwensville High School in 1958 and Clearfield Hospital School of Nursing in 1961. She worked as a Registered Nurse at Clearfield Hospital until moving to Edinboro, PA with her husband and family in 1973. She worked at several nursing homes in the area and in retail at the Millcreek Mall until her retirement in 1995. After retirement, Connie and her late husband spent 13 wonderful winters in their Florida home at Breckenridge Golf and Tennis Club in Estero, FL. While a resident of Edinboro, Connie was a member of the First Lutheran Church where she served on Church Council and taught Sunday School. Upon moving to Erie, she became an active member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church participating in the Patchwork of Love Quilting Ministry, the Eucharistic Ministry, and the Ladies Lunch Bunch. Connie was a 25-year member of Edinboro Eastern Star Chapter 359, served on the Board of Directors of the Edinboro Assembly of Rainbow Girls (from which she received the Grand Cross of Colors for outstanding service), and was a member of the Clearfield Hospital Alumni Association. Connie’s interests included traveling, golf (achieving a hole in one in 1996), bridge, chair yoga, tai chi, home decorating and shopping. Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren and attending their various activities. Connie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Jack Allen Sloppy, who she married September 1, 1961, her in-laws Fred and Jessie Sloppy, and many aunts, uncles and cousins. She is survived by her son Daniel Sloppy (Claudine), her daughter Lori Buzzard (Donald), her grandchildren Aidan Sloppy (Ally), Derek Sloppy, Marla Sloppy, and Jacob Buzzard, her brother-in law Richard Sloppy (Sandy) and their sons Brian and Andrew, several cousins and many close friends. Friends may call at the Dusckas-Martin Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 4216 Sterrettania Rd. on Friday, September 20, 2024 from 3 pm until 7 pm and are invited to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 3108 Sterrettania Rd on Saturday, September 21, 2024 for a Memorial Service at 11:00 am. Final resting place will be the Oak Hill Cemetery in Curwensville, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 3108 Sterrettania Road, Erie, PA 16505, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, P.O. Box 22324, New York, NY 10089 or the charity of one’s choice.