Constance Louise Weidner passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, November 11th, 2021. She joins her master, parents, and many precious friends and family members after a long battle with cancer.
Connie was born on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1947, the first of two children to Floyd and Paula (Hughes) Doyle. She was lucky enough to be born to a mother with 11 siblings and a father with 10 siblings “I could walk right past an aunt and uncle or first cousin and not even know it”. She grew up in a household with sisters Pati Doyle and Paula J. (Poodie) Miller, brother Tom Miller, mother Paula J. Miller and stepfather H. Paul Miller.
Connie graduated from Cadillac Area Public School in 1966 and trained as a dental assistant at the Elkhart Institute of Technology. She worked briefly as a dental assistant in Elkhart and moved back to Cadillac in 1968. Connie was employed as a court reporter for Dan Curtiss Court Reporting and then until 1972 for the Wexford County District Court. From that point on, she focused on raising children, running the family home, and being a loving mother.
On June 12, 1971, she married Craig T. Weidner at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Cadillac, Michigan. In 2021 they celebrated their 50th anniversary.
She is survived by her husband along with her children; Angela (Kevin) Richardson of Cadillac, Tamara (Mark) Lloyd of Cadillac, and Jaime Weidner of Traverse City, their four grandchildren; Justin Miller of Cadillac, Emma and Libbey Lloyd of Cadillac, and Shelby Ryder of Burlington, NC. She is also supported by sisters Pati (Tim) Moore of Mt. Pleasant, Wed, Paula Miller of Cadillac, Susan Doyle (Ray) Lademan of Fenton, Wed, and brothers Tom (Heather) Miller of Laguna Beach, Calif., And Joe ( Christine) Doyle of St. Cloud, Fl. She was lucky and thrilled to have met her twin brother and sister, Susan and Joe later in life. Her sister Pati always referred to Connie as her heroine, and Brother Tom always referred to her as a second mother.
Connie’s main focus in life was her children and grandchildren, and she loved being involved in all aspects of her life and interests. She also loved traveling to every warm beach spot and had a special place in her heart for a home away from home in St. Pete Beach, Florida. She spent many days with sand in her toes and watched brilliant sunsets on the beach.
The cremation has taken place and a private memorial service will be held in the future. The funeral will take place on the Weidner family’s property in Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Michigan.
Souvenir gifts can be given in memory of the Michigan Hospice, which she cared for after she stopped taking cancer treatments, or the Munson Healthcare Foundations. Special thanks to the doctors, nurses, and staff at the Cowell Cancer Center in Traverse City, Michigan and the Cadillac Munson Hospital Cancer and Infusion Center for their sensitive and caring treatment. They turned an unbearable illness into a tangible experience.
Please make your gifts payable to the Hospice of Michigan, 932 N. Mitchell Street, Cadillac, MI 49601, or Munson Healthcare Foundations, 1150 Medical Campus Dr., Traverse City, MI 49684.
Condolences and reminders can be shared online at www.Hitesman-Holdship.com.
The family is provided for by Hitesman-Holdship Funeral Home.
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