Constance Elizabeth Knorr Purkey
November 26, 1922 - February 17, 2013
Constance Elizabeth Knorr Purkey
Connie, age 90, passed peacefully in her home on February 17, 2013.
She was born in Hammond, Indiana on November 26, 1922, and was the daughter of Fred M. and Elizabeth Magdalena Anna Klotz Knorr. She was married to Delbert Leroy (Bud) Purkey on February 14, 1942. Bud passed on December 24, 1983.
She is survived by her loving family: Pamela Elaine Purkey Krieps (Neal Robert Krieps), Patricia Eileen Purkey Timm (Elaina Jane Timm) and David Allen Purkey (Amy Lee Goodwin), as well as two grandsons Ryan Patrick Krieps and Jeffrey Thomas Krieps.
Connie, to her friends and family, loved traveling and was very active in the preservation of Theater Organs across the United States, serving a leadership role in the national American Theater Organ Society (ATOS), and an active chapter member locally (Joliet, IL and Salt Lake City, UT). Connie had a passion for making friends and maintaining past connections. During WWII, Connie worked for the US Army as a Medical Technologist and was stationed at various Army bases in service to her country (Texas, Illinois, Florida, and Louisiana). She was very active in her children's education and her community – serving as PTA president, Woman's Auxiliary in the Fraternal Order of Police, and worked in several Indiana hospitals, Lake County Health Department, and Planned Parenthood.
Friends are invited to greet the family at a viewing this Saturday, February 23rd from 10 AM to 12 PM at Starks Funeral Parlor, 3651 South 900 East, Salt Lake City.
The family would like to express their gratitude to Dr. Kate Wilson, One Care Home Health, and Care Source Hospice for their loving care.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations in memory of Connie Purkey to the Joliet Area Theater Organ Enthusiasts www.jatoe.org at: Document4 JATOE P.O. Box 212 Joliet, IL 60434.
In Loving Memory
Sorry to hear about Aunt Connie
Stephen Zachary Gruoner
Hammond, In
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