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Connie Cline Obituary
10/23/1921-12/13/2021
Born Constance V. Sowash (Connie) to Fred & Freda Sowash in Santa Rosa California.
A year later they moved to Willits California where she attended grammar school and High school and graduated in 1940, She played trumpet in High School in the band, orchestra and a trumpet quartet and a dance band.
Music was her first love she also loved hobbies and crafts. She married Charles Cline (Chuck) on January 9th, 1943 while he was in the army.
They had two daughters: Charlene Diane January 21, 1944 and Carolyn Suzanne (Suzie) October 30, 1947.
She and Chuck traveled a lot and loved to camp at Frenchies, and loved square and folk dancing.
She always had a goal to live to be 100 and she did just that!
She is survived by her daughters: Charlene (Jim) Brians and Suzie (Sal) Piazza, also her 3 grandsons Keven Steen and wife Nichole, Chuck Steen and wife Meghan, Christopher (Kit) McKinley and wife CJ.
She is known for her crafts with egg decorating, greeting cards and stationary and her Q-tip dolls etc.
She also played the keyboard for several years at the various rest homes as a volunteer.
At her request there will be no services, if you wish to make any donations, consider the senior dining center in Eureka in Connie's name.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Erin Boyce Fritz
October 1, 2025
I ordered several (24+) Q-tip dolls from Connie back in 1980-something...
I still have most of those dolls, and have decided to hand them down to my grand niece, who loves dolls. I can't imagine handing them down to anyone but her. THANK YOU, Connie Cline, for such beautiful, thoughtful, creations! I am thrilled to pass them on... finally.
Kathleen Kelly Heil
January 4, 2022
Many wonderful memories of your mom and dad, especially dancing with them.
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