Constance Ann (Shick) Squires, 81, of rural Wabash, Indiana died at 4:50 am, Friday, January 31 at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. She was born May 23, 1938 in LaPorte, Indiana to Donald and Winifred (Dunham) Shick. After memorizing the Dorothy Squires’ Sweet Mayonnaise recipe, she married Fredrick Howard Squires in LaPorte, Indiana on Aug 25, 1963.
Her family will remember her love and devotion to her husband, Fred, children Beth, Amy, Meg, and Tom and 10 grandchildren. Connie created memories for her family with the AKC collies she raised, her canning and freezing of Fred’s massive garden, cooking and baking as well as her beautiful rose garden. It seemed only natural that she and Fred would study to become Master Gardeners, just further proof of their green thumbs. Using her major field of study from Indiana University in Recreational Therapy, she worked in the schools as a reading tutor and also in classes with special needs kids. Many people in the area know Connie as the “Silhouette Lady”. After raising her children Connie was able to pursue her love of art and children by working across the region cutting silhouettes from paper and doing paper cuttings of some of the beloved buildings in the area. She was the featured silhouette artist at the Johnny Appleseed Festival in Fort Wayne for over 15 years.
Connie Squires is survived by her 4 children, Beth (Darren Crandell) Squires of Ft Wayne, Indiana, Amy (Jeff) Beer of Nappanee, Indiana, Meg (Jamie) Butcher, Lone Tree, Colorado, and Tom (Michele) Squires of Petoskey, Michigan, 10 grandchildren, Jessica (Dustin) Echard of Wabash, Jack Stein of Warsaw, Treg Beer of Arvada, Colorado, Abigail Stein of Ft Wayne, Graham Butcher of Gunnison, Colorado, Liz Beer of Nappanee, Trevor Butcher of Lone Tree, Colorado, Matthew Stein of Ft Wayne, Emma Squires and Michael Squires both of Petoskey, Michigan and his sister and brother in-law, Janet and Robert Halderman of Wabash. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Fred and brother Richard (Dick) Shick.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Wabash Presbyterian Church, 123 W. Hill Street, Wabash, with Rev. Jonathan Cornell officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-8 pm Monday, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, and one hour prior to the service Tuesday at the church.
Preferred memorials are the Dorothy Squires Educational Fund at the Community Foundation of Wabash County or the Art Program of the Donor’s Choice.
The memorial guest book for Connie may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.