Fargo, ND – Connie Caspers whose full name is Connie Jean Ihry Caspers, a longtime resident of Fargo, North Dakota, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023, at Banner Ironwood Medical Center in Queens Creek, Arizona, surrounded by loved ones. She died at age 71. She was the leading pack of the Ihry Clan. According to Chelsey Beaton “Always tried to get things rolling, whether it was our Ihry Reunions, trips out of state, learning about our cousins from all over or simply getting pictures taken of everyone so she had precious memories to hold of her own.”
Who was Connie Caspers?
Connie was born October 26, 1951, in Valley City, ND, to Adolph and Ardis (McCullough) Ihry. She grew up on a farm near rural Hope, ND, with her 6 brothers and 2 sisters. Connie had many talents and growing up, she was the family pianist every Sunday during family sing-alongs. She graduated from Hope High School in 1969. Connie was also a gifted writer and singer, performing many times with her beloved classmates, “Sisters of Hope.”
In 1969, Connie attended NDSCS in Wahpeton she moved to Fargo, where she worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. She also worked at Community First Bank in Wahpeton, ND, and worked for Edward Jones. For the past number of years, Connie worked with Century 21 Atwood, where she specialized in real estate sales in Minnesota lakes country.
Connie married Gary Tinjum on April 7, 1979, where they made their home in Wyndmere, ND until his death. She was lucky enough to have two great loves in her life, and on October 22, 1983, she married Woody Caspers in St. John’s Catholic Church in Wahpeton, ND. They were married for 37 years until his passing in 2021.
Connie Caspers’ Survivors
Connie is survived by Woody’s 3 children, Corlyn Caspers (Rod Kolkow), Medford, OR, Jim Caspers (Cory Pope), Hudson, WI, and David Caspers (Tiffany), Bentonville, AR; 6 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren; siblings, Reed (Michelle) Ihry, West Fargo, ND, Neal “Buck” Ihry, Hope, ND, Lori (Tim) Powell, Hope, ND, Keith (Brenda) Ihry, Hope, ND; sisters-in-law, Marilyn Ihry, Hope, ND and Brenda Ihry, Fargo, ND; and many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Connie Caspers’ Funeral Arrangement
Visitation will be on Friday, February 24, 2023, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am followed by her Mass of Christian Burial at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wahpeton, ND. Fr. Dale Lagodinski will officiate, and a live stream of the service will be available on the funeral home’s website. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Wahpeton at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton.
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