Born June 25, 1943, in Red Lodge, Montana, Connie moved to Escalon, California in 1958, graduating in 1961 from Escalon High School. She passed away from cancer on August 3, 2015 at her home in Walnut Creek, CA.Connie held several vocations in life, including E & J Gallo Winery, eventually retiring from EPRI, Electric Power Research Institute. Connie enjoyed long walks with her best friend Ellie Bowden at the Lafayette Reservoir, going to plays, shopping, and watching the Giants, Warriors, and 49ers.Preceded in death by her father Arthur V. Zuber, Connie is survived by her husband Jack Van Scyoc, her only daughter Shelley Powers, with whom she shared a special bond, her stepchildren Bradley Van Scyoc, Chelsey Van Scyoc, Heather Ogden, and Lisa Sears; and nine grandchildren.