Constance Sue (Smith) McCluskey age 74 of Elkhorn, WI passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014 after a long battle against Parkinson disease and other health complications. She was born in Iowa on May 25, 1940, to the late Edson and Eithel (Moomey) Smith. She was married to Gary F. Wagner who preceded her in death in 1962, and was united in marriage to LeRoy W. McCluskey on Dec 14, 1963. Connie was an amazing Christian woman, wife and mother, worked as a CNA, owned and operated the former Sharon Service Station, and later managed apartment complexes in Delavan and Walworth before retiring to paint, bake, babysit, and garden until she could no more.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years and seven children: Christopher (Bernadette) Wagner, Terri (Steven) Bain, Gary (Susan) Wagner, Patrick (Gayla) McCluskey, Yvonne (Chris) Morgan, Michael (Lynne) McCluskey, Michelle (Leonard Jr.) Shilts. Grandchildren: Lucas Wagner, Erika (Jenn) Wagner-Martin, Serena Blanchette, Kristin Bain, Whittney (Tom) O'Neill, Mack Wagner, Morgan, Kendall, and Brendan McCluskey, Ben and Sarah Morgan, Lauren and Shawn McCluskey, Michael, Rachel, Shannon and Ryan Shilts. And her great-grandchildren: Lydia, Nya, Caden, and Audrey. Connie is also survived by a brother Robert (Romaine) Smith, sisters Lola Helm and Nelda (Marvin) Massey, and brother-in-law Louis (Karen) Wagner. Lost too soon were an infant son and grandchild Nick Langheinrich.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday September 6, 2014 at 12:00PM at St. Patrick's Catholic Church 107 W. Walworth St. Elkhorn, WI. The family will receive friends from 10:00AM until 11:30AM on Saturday September 6, 2014 at the Haase-Lockwood & Associates Funeral Home 730 N. Wisconsin St. Elkhorn, WI. Interment will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Online condolences www.haaselockwoodfhs.com