Kasandra (Kae) Anderson

PIERCE — Services for Kasandra “Kae” Anderson, 73, Pierce, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church in Pierce. The Rev. Gordon Bruce will officiate. Burial will be in Prospect View Cemetery in rural Pierce. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday at Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Pierce. She died Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at her daughter’s home in Elkhorn. The daughter of Ralph and Ethel (Tibbles) Duhachek was born April 18, 1943, at Norfolk. She graduated from Newman Grove High School in 1960. On Nov. 26, 1960, she married Richard D. Anderson at Buffalo Creek Church near Tilden. After their marriage, they moved to Pierce. They then moved to Hutchinson, Kan., for two and a half years, where Rich was in the insurance business. In 1964, the couple returned to Pierce. She was a full-time mother to her three girls. Kae worked at Pierce Public Schools as a para teacher until she retired in 2005. She continued to substitute teach when needed and also worked at Shari’s Photography. She owned and operated Kay’s Fireworks for 40 years. She enjoyed spending time with her family, traveling, missionary trips, bird watching and her flower gardens. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Pierce, the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, ladies aid, the adult choir, Grief Share, Teen Talk, Orphan Grain Train, and the Pierce Housing Authority Board. She also served as a Sunday school teacher and Bible study leader. Survivors include three daughters, Tami (Michael) Zierke of Hadar, Sue (Larry) Meyer of Norfolk, Amy (Kyle) Droescher of Elkhorn; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one brother, Durword (Nancy) Duhachek of Mission Hill, S.D.; and one sister, Miriam (Douglas) Taylor of Petersburg. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Ethel; her spouse, Richard, who passed away July 31, 2005; one infant brother; and a nephew, Shawn. Music will be provided by organist Mrs. Marcia Luebbe and soloist Mr. John Worre. Pallbearers will be Michael Meyer, Caleb Droescher, Cristian Droescher, Micah Droescher, Tim Geary and Matthew Ratliff. Online condolences can be expressed at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Kasandra (Kae) Anderson

April 18, 1943 - July 5, 2016