December 12, 1936 - November 6, 2020
Consuelo (Connie) Maasch is survived by her children, son-Lloyd Valdez (Norma), children Andrea, Valerie and Candace, son-Richard Valdez (Jeannie) child Tiffany; son-Michael Valdez (Diane), children, Vanessa and Andrew; son-Daniel Maasch (Teresa), children Eric and Joshua; daughter-Cynthia Martinez Rieke (Bradley), children, Catherine and Cristina; daughter-Diane Blakey (Larry), children, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Beverly and Anthony. She has three beautiful great-grandchildren, Elijah, Scarlet and Livianna. Three sisters, Helen, Gloria and Clorinda.
Her beloved husband, Frank H. Maasch, parents, Florencio and Natividad Mondragon, siblings, Patricia, Joe, Fadey and Florencio, Jr., and son, Robert R. Maasch preceded her in death.
Connie was born in Alamosa, Colorado, eventually moving to Denver. Connie graduated the 9th grade from Mount Carmel School in 1951, attended North High School and in 1955, graduated from West High School, where she was proud to be a top member of the Live Singing Christmas Tree, a tradition that continues to this day. She attended Emily Griffith School for clerical training classes.
She was hired as a typist by the Larimer County Welfare Department in Fort Collins for a pilot program called “Title 5” provided by the Economic Opportunity Act funded by the Federal Government. She was a single mother with three children, on welfare, and was given the opportunity of a lifetime. She was offered a permanent job when she proved the pilot program to be a success. The program continues today in order to assist individuals who have fallen upon hard times to help get them back on their feet.
Connie eventually moved to Denver once again and worked for the State of Colorado, City and County of Denver, Department of Social Services for more than 20 years. As a single mother with five children, she attended baseball games, wrestling matches, gymnastic competitions, choir concerts and band competitions that her children competed in, as well as volunteered for all the sports and music fundraising events, all while working a full-time job supporting her children. She judged numerous pageant systems throughout the State of Colorado, as well as trained competitors in interviews, talent and modeling. She worked with the Miss Colorado State Pageant for many years. She worked with Xavier Cugat, the famous bandleader of Latin music, scheduling talent for his Art Festival on Shelter Island in California.
Upon retiring, she traveled visiting many favorite destinations including Italy, Germany, Belgium and Mexico. She relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she returned to work for the State of Nevada, Department of Human Resources, Welfare Division working as an interpreter working several years and retiring once again.
She joined a Ballroom Dance Group while residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she danced for the next 10 years with her friends. They spent time traveling and dancing all over the United States in their beautiful sequin gowns and tuxedos. She was friends with Debbie Reynolds in Las Vegas, studied tap dance with Gregory Hines and did some acting where she was always excited to talk about the movie she was in with Kris Kristopherson.
She was an incredible pianist and singer and was able to share that talent by instructing piano and voice lessons for many years and even instructing some of her grandchildren.
In 1998, Connie returned to Colorado to be closer to family and friends and helped raise many of her grandchildren. She loved her Broncos and knew every statistic of every Rockies’ player, and as they got traded, – she continued to support them. She was a loyal Rockies’ fan to the end.
Connie was with family at home when God called upon her to be with him.
