Connie Vilate Soffe

Connie Vilate Soffe, age 91, of Casper Wyoming, passed away peacefully with her children by her side on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

Connie was born to Rudolph “Pete” and Helen “Marian” Petersen on March 20, 1934, in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 20, 1934. She was blessed with one brother, David, exactly four years later.

Connie grew up in SLC and met her sweetheart, Richard Don Soffe, while in high school. Their love story began on a beautiful day on State Street in SLC. She was minding her business at a bus stop when a car full of boys drove by. She was repeatedly hoping they would not stop while at the same time, Richard was turning the vehicle around to go talk to the pretty blonde sitting there waiting for a bus. Connie and Richard were inseparable from that day on. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on June 4, 1954.

Connie and Richard had 60 years of wonderous adventures full of family campouts and fun trips with friends.

Connie was the most loving and accepting person. She would accept everyone that came through her door with open arms. Every friend of her family was a friend of hers. Many people thought of her as “Mom” or “Grandma”.

She was blessed with 6 children, Don (LaRee) Soffe, Cori (Norm) Kozak, Shelley (Tom) Whitmire, Brian (Angie) Soffe, Lisa (Rich) Dietz, and Dena Colgrove (Billy Robinson). She has many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son-in-law, and two grandsons, Spencer Colgrove and Brandon Whitmire.

Her funeral service will be at 11:00 on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Wolf Creek, 3931 W. 45th St. Casper, Wyoming.