Michael Dale Andersen, 68, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 4, 2017 at Presbyterian Manor after a short battle with cancer, with his wife of 50 years by his side.
Visitation will be from 6-8 pm on Tuesday, August 8, at Charter Funerals, where the services will take place at 11:00 am on Wednesday. Burial at Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Michael was born November 1, 1948 in Lyons, Kansas, the son of Clayton Dale and Joy Arlene Lockhart Andersen. Michael (known more by "Mike") attended Manhattan High School, graduating with the class of 1966. While attending school, he worked at a Texaco gas station at the I-70 and 177 interchange and was offered a station of his own at Grandview Plaza, Junction City. Michael was joined in marriage in the Baptist Church of Alta Vista, Kansas.
He was drafted into the Army in February 1969 and he served his country well. He attended basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, advanced training at Ft. Lewis, Washington, NCOC (Shake & Bake) School at Ft. Benning, Georgia, and training at Ft. Polk, Louisiana. He earned the rank of Sergeant. After a 30 day leave, he went to the Vietnam War, where he received two Bronze Stars while with Company A, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry of the Americal Division's 198th Infantry Brigade. He spent from January to December 1970 in the Vietnam conflict before arriving back to the USA on the Freedom Bird.
After military service, Mike went back to being a route salesman for Royal Crown Cola out of Chapman, then in 1971 went to Pepsi Cola out of Junction City. He transferred to Emporia Pepsi Cola in September 1973, working for the next 8 years before becoming a route salesman for Rainbo Bread in 1980, where he worked for 25 years before retiring in 2005.
Michael took up woodturning, long overdue vacations, gardening, yard work, enjoyed cooking and baking, plus spending time with his granddaughters and great granddaughter. He enjoyed attending school functions for his grandchildren.
Mike was a member of the NRA, Ducks Unlimited, American Legion, and was nominated to go on the South Lyon County HONOR FLIGHT with his granddaughter, Briana Becker as his guardian to Washington DC in 2015.
He will live on in the hearts of his wife, a daughter, a son, his mother, a brother, two sisters, granddaughters, step granddaughters, great granddaughters, great grandson, one great grandchild on the way, and several nieces and nephews.
Michael was preceded in death by his father, Clayton Andersen; a nephew; two great nephews; and one niece.
Memorials are suggested to the Veteran's Memorial at Soden's Grove, the Buck Fund for Animals, or the American Legion.
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vabloom: No family ties to Mr. Andersen. I create memorials to AMERICAL DIVISION VETERANS to honor my father. Will happily transfer this memorial to a family member of Mr. Andersen.
Visitation will be from 6-8 pm on Tuesday, August 8, at Charter Funerals, where the services will take place at 11:00 am on Wednesday. Burial at Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Michael was born November 1, 1948 in Lyons, Kansas, the son of Clayton Dale and Joy Arlene Lockhart Andersen. Michael (known more by "Mike") attended Manhattan High School, graduating with the class of 1966. While attending school, he worked at a Texaco gas station at the I-70 and 177 interchange and was offered a station of his own at Grandview Plaza, Junction City. Michael was joined in marriage in the Baptist Church of Alta Vista, Kansas.
He was drafted into the Army in February 1969 and he served his country well. He attended basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, advanced training at Ft. Lewis, Washington, NCOC (Shake & Bake) School at Ft. Benning, Georgia, and training at Ft. Polk, Louisiana. He earned the rank of Sergeant. After a 30 day leave, he went to the Vietnam War, where he received two Bronze Stars while with Company A, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry of the Americal Division's 198th Infantry Brigade. He spent from January to December 1970 in the Vietnam conflict before arriving back to the USA on the Freedom Bird.
After military service, Mike went back to being a route salesman for Royal Crown Cola out of Chapman, then in 1971 went to Pepsi Cola out of Junction City. He transferred to Emporia Pepsi Cola in September 1973, working for the next 8 years before becoming a route salesman for Rainbo Bread in 1980, where he worked for 25 years before retiring in 2005.
Michael took up woodturning, long overdue vacations, gardening, yard work, enjoyed cooking and baking, plus spending time with his granddaughters and great granddaughter. He enjoyed attending school functions for his grandchildren.
Mike was a member of the NRA, Ducks Unlimited, American Legion, and was nominated to go on the South Lyon County HONOR FLIGHT with his granddaughter, Briana Becker as his guardian to Washington DC in 2015.
He will live on in the hearts of his wife, a daughter, a son, his mother, a brother, two sisters, granddaughters, step granddaughters, great granddaughters, great grandson, one great grandchild on the way, and several nieces and nephews.
Michael was preceded in death by his father, Clayton Andersen; a nephew; two great nephews; and one niece.
Memorials are suggested to the Veteran's Memorial at Soden's Grove, the Buck Fund for Animals, or the American Legion.
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vabloom: No family ties to Mr. Andersen. I create memorials to AMERICAL DIVISION VETERANS to honor my father. Will happily transfer this memorial to a family member of Mr. Andersen.
Michael Dale Andersen, 68, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 4, 2017 at Presbyterian Manor after a short battle with cancer, with his wife of 50 years by his side.
Visitation will be from 6-8 pm on Tuesday, August 8, at Charter Funerals, where the services will take place at 11:00 am on Wednesday. Burial at Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Michael was born November 1, 1948 in Lyons, Kansas, the son of Clayton Dale and Joy Arlene Lockhart Andersen. Michael (known more by "Mike") attended Manhattan High School, graduating with the class of 1966. While attending school, he worked at a Texaco gas station at the I-70 and 177 interchange and was offered a station of his own at Grandview Plaza, Junction City. Michael was joined in marriage in the Baptist Church of Alta Vista, Kansas.
He was drafted into the Army in February 1969 and he served his country well. He attended basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, advanced training at Ft. Lewis, Washington, NCOC (Shake & Bake) School at Ft. Benning, Georgia, and training at Ft. Polk, Louisiana. He earned the rank of Sergeant. After a 30 day leave, he went to the Vietnam War, where he received two Bronze Stars while with Company A, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry of the Americal Division's 198th Infantry Brigade. He spent from January to December 1970 in the Vietnam conflict before arriving back to the USA on the Freedom Bird.
After military service, Mike went back to being a route salesman for Royal Crown Cola out of Chapman, then in 1971 went to Pepsi Cola out of Junction City. He transferred to Emporia Pepsi Cola in September 1973, working for the next 8 years before becoming a route salesman for Rainbo Bread in 1980, where he worked for 25 years before retiring in 2005.
Michael took up woodturning, long overdue vacations, gardening, yard work, enjoyed cooking and baking, plus spending time with his granddaughters and great granddaughter. He enjoyed attending school functions for his grandchildren.
Mike was a member of the NRA, Ducks Unlimited, American Legion, and was nominated to go on the South Lyon County HONOR FLIGHT with his granddaughter, Briana Becker as his guardian to Washington DC in 2015.
He will live on in the hearts of his wife, a daughter, a son, his mother, a brother, two sisters, granddaughters, step granddaughters, great granddaughters, great grandson, one great grandchild on the way, and several nieces and nephews.
Michael was preceded in death by his father, Clayton Andersen; a nephew; two great nephews; and one niece.
Memorials are suggested to the Veteran's Memorial at Soden's Grove, the Buck Fund for Animals, or the American Legion.
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vabloom: No family ties to Mr. Andersen. I create memorials to AMERICAL DIVISION VETERANS to honor my father. Will happily transfer this memorial to a family member of Mr. Andersen.
Visitation will be from 6-8 pm on Tuesday, August 8, at Charter Funerals, where the services will take place at 11:00 am on Wednesday. Burial at Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Michael was born November 1, 1948 in Lyons, Kansas, the son of Clayton Dale and Joy Arlene Lockhart Andersen. Michael (known more by "Mike") attended Manhattan High School, graduating with the class of 1966. While attending school, he worked at a Texaco gas station at the I-70 and 177 interchange and was offered a station of his own at Grandview Plaza, Junction City. Michael was joined in marriage in the Baptist Church of Alta Vista, Kansas.
He was drafted into the Army in February 1969 and he served his country well. He attended basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, advanced training at Ft. Lewis, Washington, NCOC (Shake & Bake) School at Ft. Benning, Georgia, and training at Ft. Polk, Louisiana. He earned the rank of Sergeant. After a 30 day leave, he went to the Vietnam War, where he received two Bronze Stars while with Company A, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry of the Americal Division's 198th Infantry Brigade. He spent from January to December 1970 in the Vietnam conflict before arriving back to the USA on the Freedom Bird.
After military service, Mike went back to being a route salesman for Royal Crown Cola out of Chapman, then in 1971 went to Pepsi Cola out of Junction City. He transferred to Emporia Pepsi Cola in September 1973, working for the next 8 years before becoming a route salesman for Rainbo Bread in 1980, where he worked for 25 years before retiring in 2005.
Michael took up woodturning, long overdue vacations, gardening, yard work, enjoyed cooking and baking, plus spending time with his granddaughters and great granddaughter. He enjoyed attending school functions for his grandchildren.
Mike was a member of the NRA, Ducks Unlimited, American Legion, and was nominated to go on the South Lyon County HONOR FLIGHT with his granddaughter, Briana Becker as his guardian to Washington DC in 2015.
He will live on in the hearts of his wife, a daughter, a son, his mother, a brother, two sisters, granddaughters, step granddaughters, great granddaughters, great grandson, one great grandchild on the way, and several nieces and nephews.
Michael was preceded in death by his father, Clayton Andersen; a nephew; two great nephews; and one niece.
Memorials are suggested to the Veteran's Memorial at Soden's Grove, the Buck Fund for Animals, or the American Legion.
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vabloom: No family ties to Mr. Andersen. I create memorials to AMERICAL DIVISION VETERANS to honor my father. Will happily transfer this memorial to a family member of Mr. Andersen.
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