Constance Ann Hepp

Constance (“Connie”) Ann Hepp, 95, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Petaluma on October 30, 2026.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, to Sebastiano Carrabino and Concetta “Maria” Carrabino, Connie was raised primarily in San Francisco’s North Beach and Russian Hill neighborhoods. She met and married her devoted husband William P. Hepp at Saints Peter and Paul Church in North Beach in 1956. Their first child, Jack, sadly died after 27 days. They later welcomed two daughters, Susan and Donna. Bill’s career took the family from coast to coast in California, New York, and Kansas. They returned to San Jose in 1976 and ultimately moved to Petaluma in 1998 to be closer to their grandchildren.

Connie’s family was always her first priority. She worked outside the home only when she could be home before her children returned from school. Her jobs included keypunch data entry, civil service, and retail. At retirement, she held administrative and data entry positions with the County of Santa Clara.

Connie was an avid walker, covering up to nine miles a day into her early 80s. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She also enjoyed spoiling the neighborhood children and visiting older friends so they would not feel isolated. She and Bill traveled throughout the western United States in their trailer. The daughter of a fisherman, she loved to fish. Above all, Connie cherished her immediate family and larger extended Sicilian family and was extremely proud of her Italian heritage. Friends and family could count on her to step in and take charge when someone faced a personal tragedy. She was caring and kind, and she will be deeply missed.

Connie is survived by her daughters Susan Rapp (Ray)and Donna Hepp; her grandchildren, Rachel and Robert Rapp, whom she cherished as their Noni; her sister-in-law, Lena Carrabino; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her infant son, Jack Hepp; her parents, Sebastiano and Concetta Carrabino; her siblings Sam (Ann) Carrabino, Ann (Joe) Piazza, Charles Carrabino, Lena (Ed) Del Rio, John (Evelyn) Carrabino, and Sandy (Charles) McDaniel; her nephew Richard Carrabino; and infant members of the Piazza family.

A memorial service and reception in Connie’s honor will be held after the new year. Interment will be private at the Italian Cemetery in Colma. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial contribution to Special Olympics Northern California https://p2p.onecause.com/changelife, or a charity of your choice.