Connie Speicher

Connie Speicher, age 69 of New Hampton, Iowa died Sunday July 6, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 10, 2014, at Hillcrest Baptist and Brethren Church, Fredericksburg with Pastor Todd Yeaton presiding. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg with Julie Lee, Randy Randall, Robin Grassley, Jason Grassley, Rick Wood and Tom Sweitzer serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Chelsey Woodbeck, Jessica Speicher, Christina Speicher and Tyler Speicher. Friends may greet the family 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at the Hugeback Johnson Funeral Home in Fredericksburg. Visitation continues an hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Connie Kay Speicher was born February 5, 1945, in New Hampton, Iowa, one of sixteen children born to Oscar and Stella (Ross) Randall. She received her education in New Hampton and was a 1963 graduate of the New Hampton High School. In her youth, she was a pin-setter at the Bowling Alley, worked at the former A & W in New Hampton and Hillandale Farms. On June 13, 1964, at Trinity Lutheran Church in New Hampton, she married Charles “Chuck” Speicher. To this union three sons were born; Gary, Dan and Richard. She started a business from her home, Connie’s Lawn Ornaments and loved helping her husband in the field and around the farm. She loved gardening, flowers, taking care of her grandchildren and her dogs. She and Chuck enjoyed motorcycling and the couple also rode on Ragbrai together. She liked playing cards, swimming and going out for coffee with her friends each month. She had been active in bowling league and enjoyed making cupcakes for everyone. She was passionate about collecting pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. Survivors include two sons, Dan (Carol) Speicher and Richard (Kathy) Speicher, all of New Hampton; four grandchildren, Chelsey (Zack) Woodbeck,Tyler Speicher, Jessica Speicher and Christina Speicher; three brothers, Larry (Irma) Randall of Winthrop, MN, Glen Randall of Dike, IA, Oscar Jr. (Snooky) Randall of Waterloo; three sisters, Marilyn (Marvin) Njus of New Hampton, Diane (Steve) Olson of Charles City and Joan (Tim) Wood of Waverly. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles on June 4, 2014; her son, Gary; six sisters, Shirley Sweitzer, Lois Christensen, Marge Freese, Betty McAhren, Darlene McAhren and Arlene Peterson; three brothers, Bob Randall, Duane Randall and Kenneth Randall.