Obituary of Connie Marie Horn

IN LOVING MEMORY OF CONNIE M. HORN Connie Marie Horn, daughter of William Robert and Mary Agnes (Schmoker) Steele, was born July 23, 1953, in Atwood, Kansas, and passed away at her home in Almena, Kansas, on April 18, 2012, at the age of 58. She grew up on the family farm in the Atwood community, attended the Blakeman school through the 8th grade and graduated from the Atwood High School. She received an Associate Degree in Accounting from McCook Community College and also attended college in Kearney. She married Dennis Shepherd in 1972, and to this union two children, Julie and Si, were born. She returned to Atwood and in 1976, married Rob Johnson. To this union two children, Hilary and Robbie, were born. They moved to McDonald, Kansas, and later Bird City, Kansas. In 1984, she moved to McCook and in 1993, she moved to Almena. She married Roger Horn in 1995. She was a corrections officer at the Norton Correctional Facility and had recently retired. Roger passed away February 1, 2010. Connie attended the Almena Congregational Church. She enjoyed being a Girl Scout and Boy Scout leader when her children were young. She had received many trophies for her bowling and enjoyed numerous activities including sports, gardening and home projects, painting ceramics, oil paintings of nature scenes, cross stitching, quilting, photography, scrapbooking, and cooking for her family. She loved spending time with her family playing cards and board games and being in nature. Survivors include: her mother, Mary Steele, Atwood; four children, Julie, and husband, Dan Burns, McCook; Si Shepherd and girlfriend, Cassie Pulley, Holdrege, Nebraska; Hilary, and husband, Matt VanPatten, Almena; Robbie Johnson, and girlfriend, Heather Davis, Blue Springs, Missouri; two step-sons, Jeremy, and wife, Cathryn Horn, Wichita, Kansas; Zachery Horn, Denver, Colorado; 19 grandchildren; one great-grandson; two brothers, Bob Steele, Atwood; Terry and wife, Debbie Steele, Pottsboro, Texas; four sisters, Vicki and husband, Chuck Rader, Harlan, Kansas; Peggy and husband, Kenny Goss, Parker, Colorado; Kathy and husband, Roger Steinke, Olpe, Kansas; Suzanne Steele, Atwood; several nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends. Connie was preceded in death by her father, her husband, Roger, and two sisters, Judy Steele and Patty Smethers. A memorial has been established to the Connie Horn Memorial Fund.