Col. Kenneth (Ken) A. Anderson, ret., 81, born December 10, 1933 in New York, New York, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015 at his residence in Belleville, Illinois.
Ken was a lifelong resident of Belleville, Illinois, he retired after 30 years in the United States Air Force, as a Colonel and Command Pilot with an excess of 13,000 flying hours.
He received numerous awards and decorations, including the Legion of Merit. He served overseas tours, including all of 1969 in Vietnam. He was a Detachment Commander, a Military Airlift Wing Squadron Commander, a Military Airlift Command Director of Aircrew Standardization. The Mac Chief Pilot. After retiring from active duty in 1982, Ken became the Director of the St. Louis Port Authority for 6 years and then as a Project Manager for Calhoun Construction of Belleville, Illinois until his final retirement in 2006.
Ken was preceded in death by his parents, Andy and Daisy, nee Morrison, Anderson
Surviving are his loving and devoted wife who he married in 1984, Janet (Jan) Anderson, of Belleville, Illinois, formerly of Wales, UK.; two daughters, Jeanne M. Anderson of New York, New York; Laurie A. (William) Hake of San Francisco, California; two sons, Kenneth Jr. (Nathalie) of Dallas, Texas and John R. Anderson of Honolulu, Hawaii; eight grandchildren, Katie, Jimmy, Stephen, Ali, Chase, Evan, Sophie and Devon; two great grandchildren, Elle and Soren. Also, his beloved dog, Stanley.
Please remember Ken with your fondest memories.
In Lieu of flowers, memorials in Ken's memory may be made to the Belleville Area Humane Society, Gateway Pet Guardians, or Vitas Hospice, 8 Executive Dr.,Suite 150, Fairview Heights, Illinois 62208 preferred. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.valhallagardensandfuneralhome.com
Visitation: Friends may call from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois
Funeral Services: Memorial Services Celebrating Ken's Life, will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2015 at the funeral home, with Father, Ray Schultz officiating.
Interment will follow with full Military Honors in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois.
Ken was a lifelong resident of Belleville, Illinois, he retired after 30 years in the United States Air Force, as a Colonel and Command Pilot with an excess of 13,000 flying hours.
He received numerous awards and decorations, including the Legion of Merit. He served overseas tours, including all of 1969 in Vietnam. He was a Detachment Commander, a Military Airlift Wing Squadron Commander, a Military Airlift Command Director of Aircrew Standardization. The Mac Chief Pilot. After retiring from active duty in 1982, Ken became the Director of the St. Louis Port Authority for 6 years and then as a Project Manager for Calhoun Construction of Belleville, Illinois until his final retirement in 2006.
Ken was preceded in death by his parents, Andy and Daisy, nee Morrison, Anderson
Surviving are his loving and devoted wife who he married in 1984, Janet (Jan) Anderson, of Belleville, Illinois, formerly of Wales, UK.; two daughters, Jeanne M. Anderson of New York, New York; Laurie A. (William) Hake of San Francisco, California; two sons, Kenneth Jr. (Nathalie) of Dallas, Texas and John R. Anderson of Honolulu, Hawaii; eight grandchildren, Katie, Jimmy, Stephen, Ali, Chase, Evan, Sophie and Devon; two great grandchildren, Elle and Soren. Also, his beloved dog, Stanley.
Please remember Ken with your fondest memories.
In Lieu of flowers, memorials in Ken's memory may be made to the Belleville Area Humane Society, Gateway Pet Guardians, or Vitas Hospice, 8 Executive Dr.,Suite 150, Fairview Heights, Illinois 62208 preferred. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.valhallagardensandfuneralhome.com
Visitation: Friends may call from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois
Funeral Services: Memorial Services Celebrating Ken's Life, will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2015 at the funeral home, with Father, Ray Schultz officiating.
Interment will follow with full Military Honors in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois.
Col. Kenneth (Ken) A. Anderson, ret., 81, born December 10, 1933 in New York, New York, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015 at his residence in Belleville, Illinois.
Ken was a lifelong resident of Belleville, Illinois, he retired after 30 years in the United States Air Force, as a Colonel and Command Pilot with an excess of 13,000 flying hours.
He received numerous awards and decorations, including the Legion of Merit. He served overseas tours, including all of 1969 in Vietnam. He was a Detachment Commander, a Military Airlift Wing Squadron Commander, a Military Airlift Command Director of Aircrew Standardization. The Mac Chief Pilot. After retiring from active duty in 1982, Ken became the Director of the St. Louis Port Authority for 6 years and then as a Project Manager for Calhoun Construction of Belleville, Illinois until his final retirement in 2006.
Ken was preceded in death by his parents, Andy and Daisy, nee Morrison, Anderson
Surviving are his loving and devoted wife who he married in 1984, Janet (Jan) Anderson, of Belleville, Illinois, formerly of Wales, UK.; two daughters, Jeanne M. Anderson of New York, New York; Laurie A. (William) Hake of San Francisco, California; two sons, Kenneth Jr. (Nathalie) of Dallas, Texas and John R. Anderson of Honolulu, Hawaii; eight grandchildren, Katie, Jimmy, Stephen, Ali, Chase, Evan, Sophie and Devon; two great grandchildren, Elle and Soren. Also, his beloved dog, Stanley.
Please remember Ken with your fondest memories.
In Lieu of flowers, memorials in Ken's memory may be made to the Belleville Area Humane Society, Gateway Pet Guardians, or Vitas Hospice, 8 Executive Dr.,Suite 150, Fairview Heights, Illinois 62208 preferred. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.valhallagardensandfuneralhome.com
Visitation: Friends may call from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois
Funeral Services: Memorial Services Celebrating Ken's Life, will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2015 at the funeral home, with Father, Ray Schultz officiating.
Interment will follow with full Military Honors in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois.
Ken was a lifelong resident of Belleville, Illinois, he retired after 30 years in the United States Air Force, as a Colonel and Command Pilot with an excess of 13,000 flying hours.
He received numerous awards and decorations, including the Legion of Merit. He served overseas tours, including all of 1969 in Vietnam. He was a Detachment Commander, a Military Airlift Wing Squadron Commander, a Military Airlift Command Director of Aircrew Standardization. The Mac Chief Pilot. After retiring from active duty in 1982, Ken became the Director of the St. Louis Port Authority for 6 years and then as a Project Manager for Calhoun Construction of Belleville, Illinois until his final retirement in 2006.
Ken was preceded in death by his parents, Andy and Daisy, nee Morrison, Anderson
Surviving are his loving and devoted wife who he married in 1984, Janet (Jan) Anderson, of Belleville, Illinois, formerly of Wales, UK.; two daughters, Jeanne M. Anderson of New York, New York; Laurie A. (William) Hake of San Francisco, California; two sons, Kenneth Jr. (Nathalie) of Dallas, Texas and John R. Anderson of Honolulu, Hawaii; eight grandchildren, Katie, Jimmy, Stephen, Ali, Chase, Evan, Sophie and Devon; two great grandchildren, Elle and Soren. Also, his beloved dog, Stanley.
Please remember Ken with your fondest memories.
In Lieu of flowers, memorials in Ken's memory may be made to the Belleville Area Humane Society, Gateway Pet Guardians, or Vitas Hospice, 8 Executive Dr.,Suite 150, Fairview Heights, Illinois 62208 preferred. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.valhallagardensandfuneralhome.com
Visitation: Friends may call from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois
Funeral Services: Memorial Services Celebrating Ken's Life, will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2015 at the funeral home, with Father, Ray Schultz officiating.
Interment will follow with full Military Honors in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois.
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