Connie Nizzi
November 16, 2007
Connie Nizzi, 57, of Des Moines died on November 16, 2007. Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home with cremation following the service. The family will greet friends from 4-7 P.M. Monday evening. Connie was a senior systems analyst at Welmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield for 29 years and for the last seven years had been employed at Delta Dental of Iowa. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially taking care of her two grandchildren Tony and Bella. Connie loved working and cherished the relationships that she established at Welmark and Delta Dental. She is survived by her daughter Teri Nizzi, her son Eolo Nizzi III (Jenn Felsen), her mother Florence Thomas, her grandchildren Tony and Bella, her ex-husband Eolo (Betty Jo) Nizzi II, her sister Eva Newton and her children Michael and Jason, her sister Pam, her brothers Danny and Art Avery as well as her best friend Carey Evans. She was preceded in death by her father Floyd Avery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Connie Nizzi Memorial Fund.
Cherie Morrissey
11/19/2007
We are all still in shock at Delta Dental. I worked with Connie for the past 8 1/2 years. She was a gem and loved by us all. I loved her sense of humor best. She was one in a million. This place will never be the same without her.
Irene Vasquez
11/19/2007
May God bless you and comfort you now more than ever.
Connie was adorable. I worked with her for a couple of years before ever meeting her. She had a child's voice so when I met her I did not expect to run into a brickhouse of a lady with a beautiful heart and a fun bite!! I will miss Connie - not only was she fun to be with but she was a tremendous co-worker who made my life very easy by her commitment, knowledge and skill. I will remember all of our laughs together - we laughed a lot and it will be an honor to think of her that way - she was a happy lady in life - what more could you ask for?!
Dorie Coughenour
11/19/2007
I worked with Connie at Wellmark. Her business knowledge was incredible - you knew that if Connie gave you an answer, you didn't have to go any further for information. But on top of that, she was fun to be around - she made your day brighter when you talked with her.
Please accept my condolences.
Dorie
Kernita Silas
11/16/2007
This is truly a sad day, I met Connie Last Year, it was an Honor and a Privilege to meet someone so SWEET, as I think of her the first thing that comes to mind is, she would always call me KIDDO or Hon, and she always talked about Bella. When I was there in Iowa last year, she had Bella tagging along with her, she was brushing her hair, and fixing her clothes, and Connie was smiling from ear to ear, any and every time she spoke Bella's name she would just light up, she was so proud to have such a beautiful Grandchild.
And I am so proud to have met someone so selfless, Connie will truly be missed.
On behalf of the Professional Relations Department. (Delta Dental of IL)
We Send our Love and our Prayers to the Family and her Delta Of IA. Family....
God Bless.........
Dianna Stafford
11/17/2007
Connie was a beautiful person that everyone loved. I had the pleasure of knowing her for about 30 years. She made everyone around her feel loved and important. Of course the number one love of her life was her kids and grandkids. She was a bright spot in our company (Delta Dental). She beamed everyday and would always make us smile with her quirky little sayings. She will truly be missed as a friend and co-worker. She was the best!!
Please accept our condolences, and may god bless you.
Dianna Stafford
John Volk
11/17/2007
I had the privilege of working with Connie from March 2006 through August 2007. In that span of time, I gained enormous respect for her professional expertise and common sense, and, more importantly, her personality brought me great joy with every encounter. Truly.
I really liked Connie. Everybody did. I liked the way she always called me "hon". She was always available to exchange opinions or just chat for a while, and you just knew that she loved those grand kids!
The world is indeed different today, knowing that Connie in no longer in it. Please accept my condolences. I am so sorry.