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Constance “Connie” Hickey, 80, of Machesney Park, IL, on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at River Bluff Nursing Home.
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Connie was born on June 7, 1944, in Rockford, the daughter of Donald and Blanche (Stockwell) Helmer. She married Paul D. Hickey in 1975, in Iowa.
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p
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w
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m
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d ge
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s
h
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rt
w
ill
be
d
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y
mi
ss
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d b
y a
ll
who kn
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w
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r.
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norin
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h
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r
m
e
m
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we e
n
co
ur
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e t
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e w
h
o knew
h
er
t
o cont
inu
e
h
e
r l
egac
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o
f
cr
e
a
ti
v
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ty a
nd k
i
ndn
ess.
Survivors include
h
e
r d
evo
t
e
d p
a
rtn
e
r
of 20 yea
r
s,
L
a
rr
y S
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n
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s,
w
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o
br
o
u
g
ht her immen
s
e
h
appi
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e
s
s;
h
er
s
ons
,
Ga
r
y
D
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an Jr. P
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o
u
a
nd
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y
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u
;
da
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g
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nd
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nd
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r
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n
;
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,
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; a
nd m
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d
g
r
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nd
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n
a
nd
gre
at-
gra
ndch
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ldr
e
n
. Predeceased by her parents; and husband.
Memorial visitation from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Delehanty Funeral Home, 401 River Lane, Loves Park. Cremation rites accorded. In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established.