Connie Lee Hoch

Connie Lee Hoch, age 77, of Storm Lake, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. She was surrounded by her husband, Robert (Bob) Hoch, and their two sons, Jeff Hoch and Curt Hoch at Methodist Manor of Storm Lake, Iowa. Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. Connie was born to Edward Hadden and Edna (Schroeder) Hadden on July 23, 1939 in Alta Iowa. She was younger sister to half sister, Doreen (Hadden) Fredrickson and older sister to Dave (Jean) Hadden. Connie graduated from Alta High school and attended some college. In 1964 while out with friends at The Cobblestone in Storm Lake, Connie danced her way into the heart of a young man. She married that young man, Bob Hoch on July 9, 1965. Connie was a proud mother to two boys, Jeff Hoch and Curt Hoch and an even prouder grandmother to five beautiful granddaughters. She loved her family and was happy spending time with them. Connie’s work history can be summed up in one word: Servant. Connie loved serving others. Connie spent over 25 years working at Methodist Manor in Storm Lake as a CNA taking care of the many residents. During her career at the manor she served numerous people treating each one with dignity and respect. Even after leaving employment at Methodist Manor, Connie continued visiting and helping the many friends she had made while working there. Connie was always willing to help and spend time with senior citizens in need. This continued until she had a stroke in July 2012. Connie also worked at Goodwill in Storm Lake where she enjoyed cleaning up old treasures, organizing the store and the relationships she developed with customers and staff. Connie loved to clean and in doing a job well done and enjoyed working at The Storm Lake Wal-Mart in the maintenance department. Often times Connie was awarded praise from management and the public for how clean she kept the store. She took great pride in knowing that even at 70 years old she could out clean and outwork any of the younger staff. She greatly enjoyed her job and the many friends she made while working there. Together, Connie and Bob enjoyed traveling, attending cook off competitions to cheer on their son Curt as he competed. As granddaughters grew, Connie enjoyed being able to travel to Wisconsin to watch Hannah, Abby, Grace, Faith and Sophia at special school and community events. Connie loved Christmas time and enjoyed being able to give her granddaughters money that she saved up for all year long. Connie once stated that shopping for five girls was something only a mother can do. Connie enjoyed spending time with her daughter-in-law, Annette Hoch. Connie was always amazed and grateful at the wonderful kindness and generosity she received from Annette. From beautiful handmade quilts to delicious food, Connie felt very blessed to have such a wonderful daughter-in-law. Connie and Bob always enjoyed decorating their house for the holidays, inside and out. They loved weekends and have a lifetime of fond memories dancing together at the Elks Lodge or their living room and spending time with friends. Connie is survived by her devoted husband, Bob, of 51 years, sons Jeff (Annette) Hoch, and Curt Hoch, and granddaughters, Hannah (Donald) Hickok, Abby, Faith, Grace, and Sophia Hoch. Sister-in-law, Jean (Dave) Hadden, and a niece, Loreen (Fredrickson) Moneypenny.

Connie Lee Hoch

July 23, 1939 - January 17, 2017