Constance "Connie" Drago, 78, of The Villages, FL and Raleigh, NC, formerly of Toledo, OH, passed away on May 20, 2013 at Wake Medical in Raleigh NC.
She was born on September 17, 1934 in Evanston IL and was preceded in death by her husband William Drago, her father Andy Anderson, and sister Sandy Ball.
Constance and her husband owned Bill Drago's Dairy Treat and Navarre Park Fruit Market in Toledo Ohio. She was an active member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School, fundraiser committee at Bowsher High School Band Boosters, Nurse Assistant Volunteer and Cheerleader Coach at Byrnedale Junior High, Girl Scout Leader, Toledo Christian Women's Club, and Order Sons of Italy.
She is survived by her mother, Maybelle Anderson, sisters Penny (Gordon) Crane, Trygve (David) Ferguson, daughters Angela Drago, Teresa (Lee) Merritt, Melina (Mark) Lanham, grandchildren Matthew, Ciara, William, and Joseph Lanham; Zachary and Ashley Merritt, great grandchild Kelli Lanham, sisters-in-law Carmela Provo, Grace (Clayton) Sherman, Maude Drago.
Friends may call at the Newcomer Funeral Home on Friday, May 24, 2013 from 6 to 8pm located at 4150 West Laskey Road, Toledo, Ohio 43623 (419-473-0300). The funeral will be held on Saturday, May 25th at 10:00 am. Interment will be in the Ottawa Hills Memorial Park Cemetery.
Condolences to www.NewcomerToledo.com. Flowers are accepted or donations may be sent to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Erie Street, Toledo, Ohio or Crosswood Church, 126 Chesterfield, Maumee, OH 43537.