Ottilia "Tillie" Connelly Obituary (1940 - 2022)

Ottilia "Tillie" (Beehler) Connelly, 82, passed away on Sunday, March 6 at her home in Mandan, surrounded by her loving husband and daughters. Tillie was born January 22, 1940 in Mandan to Stephen and Katherine (Schmidt) Beehler. Following her education, she lived and worked a variety of jobs in South Dakota, Arizona, and Texas. She retired from Federal Express in 1995. On January 8, 1976, she married Dennis Connelly. Tillie enjoyed many activities throughout the years especially RVing and visiting their friends and family. To enjoy their retirement years, Tillie and Dennis returned to live in Mandan in 2020 - a place they both thought of as home. Tillie is survived by her husband and sweetheart of 46 years, Dennis, and her daughters, Stephanie Simmons and Stacy (Brian) King of Wallis, Texas and daughter-in-law Nikki Zierke of Kingwood, Texas; six grandchildren: Kendel, Kate, Lauren, Courtney, Jackson and Avery; and great-grandchildren Isabelle and Steven. She is preceded in death by her parents; her siblings: Adam, Steve, Frank, Betty and her son Steven Zierke . The family would like to express our thanks for the wonderful help and care from family, friends and the hospice team at Red River Valley. We will have a memorial service at DaWise-Perry Funeral Home on Thursday, March 10 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.