Lola "Bambi" (Siebel) Conner
Obituary
Lola Mae Siebel was the second girl
born to William and Maxine Siebel on Oct. 10, 1954, in Emporia. The
family was to grow to five girls and one boy; then, after William and
Maxine divorced and he remarried, the family grew to a total of 11
children. As the family grew, Lola helped both her moms care for all
of the family. Eventually they came to Eads, Colorado.
Lola completed her education with the
Eads High class of 1972. She worked as a flagger and ground support
crew for a crop duster directing the pilot from the ground, or
working as a heavy equipment operator building farm terraces, ponds
and grading roads. She also drove a truck and Bambi became Lola's
nickname. For 17 years she worked at the old truck stop as a mechanic
servicing the big trucks, including tire mounting and road calls
changing tires as needed. She married Clyde Elvin Buck Jr. in 1989
and went into farming grain and cattle as his partner and later gave
birth to daughter Jessica.
In 1994, she got struck by lightning
during wheat harvest, causing many heart problems throughout her
lifetime. Then they moved to Pueblo, Colorado, and Bambi commuted to
Eads to support the family. She also managed to participate in
Jessica's school activities, dance and Girl Scouting. Later, Elvin
and Bambi divorced for a better life for both of them.
In 2009, she married Timothy J. Conner
Sr., and they both moved to Newton to be closer to her mother,
Maxine; two sisters; and Jessica. The first few years of their
marriage were spent in making changes in their home, taking vacation
trips and cruises, and entertaining family and friends. She found her
love for cruising and enjoyed many with Tim, other family and friends
until her health got to the point where she couldn't go like she
wanted.
As her health declined, she was
confined to a wheelchair. In 2015, on a trip to Hawaii, she was
hospitalized for 23 days before returning home. Since then, we
noticed that her health was declining even more until she was rushed
to Wesley Medical Center where she passed away June 6, 2018.
She is survived by her husband, Tim;
daughter, Jessica (Justin) Martin; grandson, Gabriel; stepson Tim;
her stepmother, Loretta Siebel; sisters: Sue Hix, Sarah Ferris, Jean
Harryman (Paul) and Jane Prine; brother, Al (Thelma); half sister,
Wanda (Duane) Bodey; stepsisters: Theresa (Doug) Heatwole, Cheryl
(Richard) Wren and Sandy (Danny) McCann; stepbrother Gary (Jan)
Knoblock; numerous nephews and nieces, and great-nieces and nephews;
her good buddy, Walker; grand-dogs Skye, Rocky and Rubble; grand-cats
Mystique and Athena; and a host of longtime friends and neighbors.
She loved to watch "Cops,"
"Live PD," "The Price is Right" or a Broncos
game. She played a wicked game of Sudoku, or Solitaire and crossword
puzzles if not really hard; her recent favorite game was Aggravation.
Memorial services for Lola Conner will
be held at 6 p.m. Saturday (July 14, 2018) at Hunters Landing, 200 W.
11th St., Newton.
Memorial contributions can be sent to
donate.lls.org.
