Connie Lou (Vanourney) Mead, 70, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 19, 2020 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  All guests are asked to provide a mask while maintaining social distancing.   Private family interment will be in Anderson Cemetery near Swisher.  Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids are in charge of Connie's arrangements.

Connie was born July 28, 1949, in Cedar Rapids to Carlyle and Shirley (Wolfe) Vanourney. She graduated from Jefferson High School in 1967.  Connie was united in marriage to Michael Mead on March 21, 1968.  Connie worked as a book-keeper at Cargill until her retirement in 2004, but the job she loved the most was being a grandma.   She enjoyed cooking, baking and time with family.  She prepared weekly Sunday dinners, to which attendance was mandatory.  She opened her home each year for holiday entertaining and everyone came to celebrate (including Santa).

Connie is survived by her husband; her children Lisa (Ian) Robinson of Cedar Rapids and Brian (Jennifer) Mead of De Soto, Kansas; grandchildren Madeline, Miles, Alex and Riley; her siblings Ginny (Larry) Svec of Swisher and Don (Jamie) Vanourney of Marion; as well her nieces and nephews.

She was preceded death by her parents, her sister Sandra Fairley.

Memorials may be directed to the family.