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Albuquerque Journal - January 11, 2003
Connie Zahn, age 50, died very early Thursday morning, January 9, 2003 at Heartland
Continuing Care Center in Portales. Ms. Zahn was born October 2, 1952 in Portales to the
home of Dorothy and Richard Zahn. Connie grew up in Portales and as a girl was active in
Blue Birds and later Campfire. She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist
Church in Portales, NM. Ms. Zahn was a 1970 graduate of Portales High School and played
clarinet in the school band. Following high school, Connie married and she and her husband
owned and operated a carpet store. Later she worked at the Portales Hardware Store for
several years. In 1993, she moved to Phoenix to make her home, there , she was employed by
Maricopa County as an Administrative Assistant. Many of her duties concerned ordering and
paying for the supplies for the County Elections Dept. Connie's hobbies included
crafts of all types, reading and sewing. In 1999, she became seriously ill, and in the
spring of 2001 she moved !
back to Portales to be near her family members. Since that time, she had been a resident
of the Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales. Survivors include a daughter and
son-in-law, Linda and Guy Payne of Animas, NM; grandchild, Talon Payne; parents, Dorothy
and Richard Zahn of Portales; brother and sister-in-law, Craig and Sue Zahn of Wrappings
Falls, NY; and sister and brother-in-law, Debbie and Jim Welch. Funeral Services will be
held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 13, 2003 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel in Portales with
Scott P. Reeves officiating. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery. Pallbearers will
be Bill Stevens, John Gentry, Robert Garcia, Fred Perguson, Joe Buckley and Don Doak All
of her many friends will serve as Honorary Pallbearers. Services are under the direction
of Wheeler Mortuary of Portales. Wheeler Mortuary of Portales, Inc., 500 E. Third St.,
Portales, NM 88130.