Connie Marie Kermes

Funeral services for Connie M. Kermes, age 48 of Hayward will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, September 13, 2013 at Salem Lutheran Church.  The Rev. Mark Niethammer will officiate.  Interment will be in the Bohemian National Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4-7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday.  

Connie died on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at her home.

Connie Marie Kermes was born on September 22, 1964 in Minneapolis, the daughter of Gordon and Eleanor (Flugum) Ott.  She grew up in Albert Lea and graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1983. On July 23, 1983, Connie was united in marriage to Matthew Philip Kermes at Salem Lutheran Church. She worked as a Paraeducator for United Preschool. Connie was a member of Salem Lutheran Church. She enjoyed flower gardening, bonfires, four wheeling, photography, and spending time with her family and friends.  Her favorite thing was spending time with all of the little children of United Preschool.

Survivors include her husband Matthew; children Whitney (Peter) Petersen and Adam (Natasha Klinghagen) Kermes; mother Eleanor Ott; sister Nancy Lukens; mother-in-law Patricia Kermes; as well as many sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews.

Connie was preceded in death by her father Gordon Ott, her uncle Glen Ott, other uncles and aunts, sisters-in-law Kathy Farris and JoAnne Johnson, and her father-in-law Philip Kermes.