Conner was born in
Denver, Colorado on September 5, 1935. She began
bodybuilding because she felt she was too sedentary in her job doing data entry. She entered her first bodybuilding competition (the Grand Masters in Las Vegas) on her 65th birthday, winning first place. She was also a personal trainer. Her husband of 57 years, Reuben, died in 2011. She had three sons, seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Conner died on November 28, 2020, at the age of 85. ==References==