Constance Achor Gaw

Constance Achor Gaw, 88, formerly of Anderson, Indiana passed away peacefully on March 31, 2026 in Gilbert, Arizona. Connie was the daughter of Mary K. Klee and Robert L. Achor. She was a 1955 graduate of Anderson High School, where she was junior and senior class vice president, a 1959 graduate of Indiana University, where she pledged the Chi Omega sorority, and a Ball State University graduate with a Masters degree in Education. She enjoyed working as a teacher and later as a realtor. Her best nineteen years were spent with her husband, Harold, the love of her life, in Venice, Florida. While there, they enjoyed close friendships, boating, sunsets on the beach, growing in their faith and serving the Lord at Venice Presbyterian Church. She volunteered at the Venice Theater and the local hospital emergency room helping others in need and being a member of the "Best of Attitude' group. Connie was known for a creative artistic style, her love of music and dancing, her positive attitude and being a friend to all.

She is survived by her children, Steven Zierer and Pamela (Stephen) Mounts, also Mickey (Barbara) Gaw; John (Brenda) Gaw, and Marcia (James) Turner; grandchildren Devyn and Weston Zierer; Ethan and Joel Mounts; nine additional grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren; and two half sisters, Janet French and Katie (Mike) Bruton. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold Gaw in 2015; her brother Ronald Achor; her half sister Suzanne Overstreet, her daughter Deborah Zierer and granddaughter Angela Stiles.

A graveside memorial service will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery in Anderson, Indiana on May 11th at 1:00pm. Donations in her memory may be made to Samaritan's Purse or Dementia Society of America">Dementia Society of America. Connie will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.