Connie L. Healey, 85, of Galesburg, went home to the Lord at 9:15 a.m. Friday, December 12, 2025, at Seminary Manor Nursing Home.
Connie was born on September 19, 1940, in Abingdon, Illinois, the daughter of Harold R. and Mildred M. (Trimble) Moore. She met the love of her life, Gerald D. Healey, and they married on January 1, 1959, in New London, Missouri. Gerald preceded her in death on July 8, 2008.
She went to Galesburg High School and graduated with the class of ’58. Connie worked as a clerk for the True Value Hardware Store for ten years and retired in November of 2001. She was of the Methodist faith and was a devoted member of the Emmanuel Methodist Church in Galesburg for many years.
Surviving is her children, Gregory Healey of Galesburg, Gail (Jim) Coffman of Maquon, Illinois, Deborah “Sue” Wark of Plano, Texas, and Sherry Healey of Hopewell, Illinois. Also surviving are her eleven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Aside from her husband, Connie is also preceded in death by her parents, a son, Stephen Healey, her four brothers, Rodney, Jimmy, Virgil, and Gary Moore, and her sister Margie Johnson.
Connie did much more than just work as a clerk and be a loving mother and wife. She was the president of the Church Women United and was a member of both United Methodist Women and the Christian Women’s Club. Connie was a youth leader and a Sunday School teacher who loved to sing in the Church choir. Other memberships of hers included the Lion’s Club, the Women’s Relief Corporation, and the Pontooneers Cook Out Group. She was a very active member of the PTA, served on their board, and eventually received a Life Membership. Connie served on other boards such as Intouch Daycare, Salvation Army, and the Methodist Church. She volunteered countless places throughout the years helping her community.
Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, December 19, 2025, at Hinchliff-Pearson-West Funeral Directors and Cremation Services Galesburg Chapel. Funeral Services will follow at 11 a.m. at the chapel. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. Continued celebration of Connie’s life will follow her burial at Leiber’s Boxcar Express where Connie played cards regularly. Memorials may be made to the Maquon United Methodist Church.
Online condolences may be made at www.h-p-w.com.
