Connie May Hansen, loving mother, grandmother and sister passed away peacefully at her home in Ord, Nebraska on October 25, 2026, at the age of 85.
Connie May, born July 13, 1941, in Manilla, Iowa, was the daughter of Ralph and Sarah Wetzel.
She grew up alongside her eight siblings in Guthrie Center, Iowa. After her father’s passing when she was 13, Connie worked at a bakery to support her family while attending school. A 1959 graduate of Guthrie Center High School, Connie moved to Des Moines, working at Farm Bureau before returning to Guthrie Center.
On September 16, 1962, she married James Kracht, with whom she had two children, James and Teresa. The family relocated to Lexington, Nebraska, in 1971, and Connie worked as an office manager for Nebraska Gas Company and Darr Packing. In 1986, she began working with Wes Lubersteadt and earned a paralegal associate degree. By 1988, she took the role as the office manager and paralegal for the Dawson County Attorney’s Office until her retirement in 2008.
Connie wed Raymond Fagot in September 1995, sharing a life of travel, golf, fishing, and dancing, until his passing in 2007. In 2008, she moved to Ord, Nebraska, to be near family and found companionship with Cleon Hansen, whom she married on December 3, 2016. Together, they shared a love of traveling and singing with the “Fun Bunch.”
Connie deeply cherished time with her family and coffee friends. She was a member of the Ord First United Methodist Church and volunteered with Second Hand Rose. Her favorite activities included traveling, shopping, gambling, playing cards, and family horseback rides.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Pam Kracht of Ord; daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and Bob Lange of Scotia; three grandsons, Amos (Lindsay) Lange of Ord, John (Cady) Lange of Omaha and Clayton (Morgan) Lange of Kearney; nine greatgrandchildren, Stella, Elsie, Eli, Bordy, Rex, Stevie, Grace, Roman and Adam; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Rosanne Leib of Anaheim, California and Margie and Mike Crabbs of Guthrie Center, Iowa; and Cle’s family, Kelly (Deb) Hansen, Lori (Ron) Rogers, Linda (Randy) Gross and Cathy (Bob) Beran.
She was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather, Jesse Taylor; husbands, Ray Fagot and Cleon Hansen; brothers, Burton, Ralph, Donald and Charlie Wetzel; and sisters, Elnora Pureell and Betty Thompson.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at the First United Methodist Church in Ord, Nebraska. Pastor Arsene Lumami and Pastor Josiah Mono will officiate. Interment will be in the Ord City Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Monday, November 2, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Ord Memorial Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Ord Memorial Chapel is assisting with the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.
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