Constance Schetzel

Monson, MA / Mesquite, NV — Constance “Connie” Schetzel passed away peacefully in St. George, Utah on September 28, 2024. She was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on October 11, 1944, to the late Rose and Martin Furgal.

Connie spent her early years in Monson, Massachusetts, and later attended Framingham State College. The following year, she married her devoted husband, James Schetzel, and the couple relocated to Connecticut, where Connie began her career as a Home Economics teacher in the East Haven School System. After taking time off to raise their two sons, Connie returned to school and earned a Master’s degree from St. Joseph College in Hartford, Connecticut. She then went back to teaching. She retired after 21 years of dedicated service in education.

Connie was a devoted wife and a loving mother who took great pride in her family. She loved to travel and embraced life’s adventures, including driving cross-country to her new home in Mesquite, Nevada. There in the Southwest, she found new purpose, new friendships, and new joy.

Connie is survived by her husband of 57 years, James Schetzel; her sons, Edward and Jeffrey; and her sister, Eleanor Miller of South Hadley, Massachusetts. She also leaves behind many cherished nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, Martin and Rose (Jablonski) Furgal and her sisters Pamala Furgal and Jane Robert.

There will be a gathering of family and friends at Lombard Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 from 9:00 – 10:30 followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Patrick’s church at 11:00 am.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Connie’s honor to Alzheimer’s Disease Research, 22512 Gateway Drive, PO Box 1950, Clarksburg, MD.