Constance A. Weldon

Townshend- Constance A. "Connie" Weldon, 91, of Riverdale Road in Townshend, died Thursday, November 7, 2024 at Grace Cottage Hospital following a period of declining health. Connie was born in North Adams, Massachusetts on November 17, 1932, the daughter of James and Sophie (Romanos) Ziter. She attended parochial school in North Adams before moving with her family to Littleton, New Hampshire where she graduated from Littleton High School, Class of 1950. She had been employed at the Holstein-Friesian Association where she retired from as a supervisor in 1991 following many years of faithful service with the Association. Connie then went to work in the Hanes Clothing Store at the Exit One Outlet Center on Upper Canal Street for 91/2 years, retiring from her position in 2012. Active fraternally, she was a past president of B.P.O. Elks Emblem Club #517 and was a Past President of the State of Vermont Emblem Club. Connie also held membership in the Brattleboro Women's Evening Club where she served a term as president, and was an active member of the Daughters of Isabella, Ave Maria Circle #128 where she served in several offices. A devout lifelong Catholic, she was a communicant of Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church. On December 10, 1951, at Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Littleton, Connie was married to William Weldon. Her devoted husband of 58 years predeceased her on November 18, 2009. Survivors include her four children, Donna Allen (Wayne) of Townshend, Marlene Longe (Rory) of Westminster, Dale Ann Weldon of Elizabethton, TN and William J. Weldon (Carri) of Destin, FL; 13 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, 10 great-great grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Connie was predeceased by one sister, Marlene Ziter. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday (11/16) at 11:00 A.M. at Saint Michael's Catholic Church with Fr. Henry Furman, Pastor, celebrant. Interment will be in the Ziter family lot in Southview Cemetery in North Adams, MA. Friends are invited to call at the Atamaniuk Funeral Home on Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. Memorial contributions in Connie's name may be made to Grace Cottage Hospital, 185 Grafton Road, Townshend, VT 05353. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Constance, please visit our floral store.