Connie Sue Beattie
Oct. 27, 1950 – Dec. 5, 2022

Our sweet Connie Sue was born October 27, 1950 in Lebanon, Oregon to Barney and Katherine Cox. She was the first born of her parent’s seven children. Connie was only a few months old when her parents moved to Eureka, where she graduated from Eureka High School in 1968. After high school she married Larry Beattie, with whom she shared three children — Troy, Aaron and Emily Beattie.

Connie was known far and wide for her 27 years she spent working at Alice Birney Elementary School in her roles as monitor and as a literary paraprofessional, as well as her work at Lafayette Elementary School as an after-school aide, and even her time she spent watching children at Jefferson Elementary School so that Spanish speaking parents could learn English. To know Connie was to hold a special place in her heart. She cared so deeply and passionately for all students who passed through, so much to where she never forgot the name of a single student she met and would often run into them wherever she went and would always know who they were. Many of times she would take students whose families could not afford much out to eat at the Angelo’s Pizza Parlor and give them money to play the games in the arcade.

Connie held many other careers, including housekeeping and caring for the elderly. She worked as a private caregiver for many years and was such a strong patient advocate and dedicated addition to the families. While her students and those she cared for were much of her passion, anyone who knew Connie knew her vast love for gardening and rocks. There was not a single parking lot, gravel pit, sidewalk, riverbank, beach, etc. where Connie could not find the most beautiful pebbles and stones, which she would spend much of her life collecting and filling her house with jars and her backyard with beautiful designs and patterns. Her backyard was something out of a magazine, with flowers of all varieties and colors.

Another of the many great passions in her life was traveling with her friends and family. Some her greatest stories came from her many road trips with her cherished friends Marsha Allen and Vicki Bozzoli.

Connie is preceded in death by her grandparents, Grandpa and Grandma Cox, as well as her Grandpa and Grandma Colbert; brother Kim (Buzz) Cox; nephew Chad Perkins; longtime friends Gloria Fanucchi, Rosemary Poletski and Nancy Delaney; as well as her many beloved pets who she thought of as her children.

Connie is survived by her parents Barney and Katherine Cox; brothers Tim, Jim, and Greg Cox; sisters Laura Huddleson (spouse Paul Huddleson) and Pamela Hardwick; children Troy Beattie (significant other Misty Brisco), Aaron Beattie (significant other Kaycee Fore), and Emily Manfredonia (significant other Jon Benton); grandchildren Miranda Benton, Nicholas Manfredonia, Mason Beattie (significant other Suzanna Church), Laycee Van Ness, Breauna Manfredonia (spouse Trent Prigmore), Madilynn Beattie (significant other Daniel Maxwell), Maycee Van Ness, Jonnie Benton, Austin Beattie, Conner Beattie, and Justin Benton; as well as great-grandchildren Blaike and Bryleigh Prigmore, DJ and Matthew Maxwell, Junior, Cassandra, Luis, Daniella, Roxanna (Roxy) and so many more nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles and friends that she loved so much.

Connie was the glue that held the family together and there are no words descriptive enough for the loss we are all feeling. We will carry her memory with us in everything we do.

A celebration of life is going to be held Saturday, February 4, 2023 at the Wharfinger Building in Eureka at 1 p.m. We ask that anyone that shared a fond memory of Connie or even just remembered the warmth of her presence, come join us in our final goodbyes and celebrating her life; any and all are welcomed, just as she would want. Please contact Emily Manfredonia to RSVP at 707-498-0672.

The family would also like to extend a major thank you to the Humboldt Bay Fire Department, Humboldt County Sheriff Department, the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office, the staff at Redwood Coast PACE, Providence Home Health, and so many more that cared for Connie on her journey through this life to the end.

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