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Obituary:         Clifford Eugene Connell
Newspapger:       Unknown newspaper in Mesa, AZ
Publication Date: April 2003
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Clifford (Curly) Eugene Connell died at Mesa Lutheran Hospital, Mesa,
Arizona, Thursday, April 10, 2003.  He developed bronchitus and then
double/triple pneumonia along with other complications.  His immediate
family was at his side.  All were present when Rev. Myron Nysether baptized
him at a beautiful bedside service just before his death.

Clifford's viewing was held April 15, 2003 at Mountain View Memorial
Gardens, Mesa, which included a Masonic Funeral Ritual.  Three officers of
the Fraternal Order of Police presented Ingrid with a beautiful white
leather and gold-edged Bible in Clifford's memory.  She was also presented
with the American Flag.  Preceding the viewing, family members, close
relatives and friends gathered at 'Annabelle's' for a luncheon to celebrate
Clifford's life.

Clifford was born March 19, 1919 in Orange County, Indiana.  He was the
third son of four sons to the late Lowell (Knight) and Orville Connell.  He
graduated from West Baden Springs High School in West Baden in 1937.  As a
youth he did caddy-work at thehuge local hotel for the 'rich' golfers and
his dad helped keep the greens in good condition.  Clifford loved to golf
and also enjoyed his basketball-playing days in high school.  After
graduation, he followed his two older brothers to Indianapolis where work
was plentiful.  He worked for Zimmer Paper Products and as an insurance
agent for Washington National.  He enlisted into the U.S. Coast Guard in
April 1942 and after basic training was shipped immediately to Hawaii
without leave, where he remained for two years.  After a month's leave, he
was sent to the Munising Coast Guard Station at Sand Point where he was
stationed for six months.  He was then sent to Groton, Connecticut and to
San Diego, California where he was discharged as Electrician's Mate 1st
Class in October 1945.  He returned to Munising, working for a short time
at the Munising Woodenware and then at the Munising Paper Company for 15
years in the Data Processing Dept.  On Oct. 4, 1947, he married Ingrid
Baij, daughter of the late John and Dicka Baij of Munising.  Clifford was
Past Master and Lifetime member of the Grand Island Masonic Lodge #422 in
Munising.  Clifford and Ingrid and their two daughters Christine and
Patricia, moved to Phoenix, Arizona in the early 60's.  In Phoenix,
Clifford worked for Reynolds Metals, City of Phoenix and Motorola in Data
Processing for many years.  The last 10 years, before he retired in 1983,
he was with Arizona Dept. of Transportation as a driver's license examiner,
mostly in the Scottsdale office.  Clifford and Ingrid sold their home in
Phoenix, and moved to a mobile home park in Apache Junction, AZ in December
1990.  Clifford was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police (F.O.P.),
Arizona Saguero Lodge #23.  He enjoyed bowling and golfing while at
Motorola and in Munising.  Clifford was living at the Apache Junction
Health Care Center, Apache Junction from September 24, 2002 until his death
on April 10, 2003.

Clifford is survived by his wife, Ingrid; daughters Christine (David)
Thompson and Patricia Shocinski, both of Mesa; grandchildren Lisa
(Thompson) Hill of Phoenix, John (JR)Thompson and Vincent Chustz, both of
Mesa; very dear great-grandchildren, Kelli Christine Thompson, Spencer
David Hill and Lauren Nicole Hill.  He cherished them all, along with one
sister-in-law, nephews, nieces, cousins and many friends.

Clifford was preceded in death by his parents Orville and Lowell Connell,
brothers Clarence, Dennis and Garret of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Graveside services will be held at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Munising
sometime this summer.

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