Connie Lundeen

Karen L. "Connie" LUNDEEN, 83, of Sun City Center passed away July 12, 2016 at the LifePath Hospice House in Sun City Center. She was born in Wadena, MN January 1, 1933 to parents Egil and Morna Wefald. Connie had two sisters Joan Norton and Jane Riddle (Howard) deceased. Connie graduated from Fergus Falls, MN high school and the University of Minnesota with a degree in Occupational Therapy. Connie married husband Larry, September 14, 1957 and had a wonderful 58 years of life together. They had two children, Leslie and David. The young Lundeen family moved to Clearwater Florida in 1964 when Larry transferred with Honeywell from Minneapolis to St Petersburg. Connie became active as a painter studying under William Pachner, and later with a group of friends helped start Studio 1212 in Clearwater. Connie also became an enthusiastic, competitive pram sailor winning many awards, first with the Clearwater Windlasses, and later with the Pass-A-Grill Yacht Club Broad Reachers. Connie became a weaver and was active with the Pinellas Weavers Guild and in later years with the Sun City Center Weavers Club. She studied old Norwegian weaving technique and one year won 1st Place and Best of Show at the Florida State Fair. Our family has many beautiful memories of Connie's work, weaving rugs, tapestries and place mats. For many years, the Lundeen's loved living on Florida's Gulf Coast and sailing the coast of Florida with their boats. They later traveled in their RV visiting all the beautiful states in our country with several trips through Canada and Mexico. In 2008, Connie and Larry moved to Sun City Center after living on St Pete Beach for 19 years. Connie was so accomplished and excelled in everything she did including living with Type 1 Diabetes for 64 years. She did it with discipline, diet, exercise and by cooperating with her doctors. We controlled her diabetes but could not stop cancer. Connie is survived by her loving husband Larry of Sun City Center, daughter Leslie Brown, husband Larry and grandchildren Hannah and Spencer of Calgary, Alberta Canada, Son David Lundeen, wife Betsy and grandson Eric of Gulfport, FL, and Connie's sister Joan Norton and husband Bailey of Martha's Vineyard, MA. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 A.M., August 13, 2016 at the South Shore United Church of Christ (United Community Church), 1501 La Jolla Ave, Sun City Center, FL In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation to the American Diabetes Association or the LifePath Hospice House of Sun City Center, 3723 Upper Creek Dr. Ruskin, FL 33573.