Vero Beach, Fla.
She moved to Boston, Mass. to work at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Leahy Clinic. While living in Boston she met her husband of 57 years, E. Ronan Campion.After marriage, they moved to Hanover, N.H., where Ron joined the family business.Connie will be remembered for her devotion to family, kindness toward others, patience, generosity, exceptional cooking and entertaining abilities but most of all, for her zest for life, stunning smile, wit and infectious laugh.
She enjoyed tennis, golf, cross-country skiing as well as traveling the world, shopping, reading, the performing arts and spending time with those in her life. Connie treasured regular games of bridge, luncheons with friends, playing Scrabble and challenging the New York Times crossword puzzle with Ron. She was an ardent animal-lover and enjoyed raising four standard poodles over the years.
Connie displayed courage throughout her life, successfully fighting several bouts of cancer and her final health challenges with determination and grace.While living in Hanover, Connie worked as nurse and then a volunteer at information desk at the MHMH and later Dartmouth Mary Hitchcock Medical Center, the Ford Sayer Ski Club and the Hanover Women’s Flower Club. She supported the success of the family business, James Campion,Inc., in many ways, including everything from payroll duties to gift-wrapping during the holidays.
For several years she had a very successful antique business, attending estate sales and searching the area seeking authentic pieces from early New England.Connie was preceded in death by her parents, sister Mary Ann, brother-in-law James III, father-in-law and mother-in-law James Jr. Boopie and Esther Campion.She is survived by her husband, sons Brian W. Campion, East Thetford, Vt. and Eric R. (Denise T.) Campion, Vero Beach, Fla.; grandsons Zachariah R.Campion, Simsbury, Conn. and Noah T. Campion, Vero Beach, Fla.; siblings Nancy F. Evans, Springfield, IL., Dr. Edward C. Fleischli, New Canaan, Conn., Dr. Donald J. (Mary Ellen) Fleischli, La Jolla, Calif., John P. “Jack” Fleischli (B.J.). Rochester, IL., George R. Fleischli, Madison, Wis..; several nieces, nephews and cousins.A memorial service was held at Oak Harbor in Vero Beach on April 29. A graveside service and burial will be held at the Pine Knoll Cemetery in Hanover on Saturday May 13 at 11a.m. followed by a celebration of life at the X Club in Norwich Vt. at 12:30 p.m., all are welcome. In lieu of flowers, donations in Connie’s memory may be made to the Humane Society of Vero Beach & Indian River County, 6230 77th Street, Vero Beach, FL or at www.hsvb.org/donate.
To view an online memorial and or send a message of condolence to the family, please visit www.rand-wilson.com
Arrangements are under the direction of the Rand-Wilson Funeral Home of Hanover, N.H.