Kurt Anderson

Funeral Information

Funeral services will be at 11:00 Tuesday at Hayes United Methodist Church with Rev. Brian Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Caseville Township Cemetery. Visitation will be 1-8 pm Monday at the Champagne Funeral Chapel of Caseville and one hour prior to the services in church on Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Delta College Foundation-Agricultural Scholarship. Condolences may be shared at www.cfcCaseville.com GO GREEN!

Family of the Deceased

He is survived by his wife Pat; son Bryan of Holt and daughter Allison Gail (Benjamin) Roundtree of Unionville; his parents Bruce and Gail of Pigeon; and sisters Sue Ellen (Andrew) Riesterer of Sterling Heights and Kelly Lynn Anderson of Caro.

Biography

Kurt W. Anderson, 56, of Caseville, died Friday, December 18, 2015 at Courtney Manor in Bad Axe of complications from multiple sclerosis. Kurt was born January 6, 1959 in Pigeon to Bruce and Gail (Ricker) Anderson. He graduated from Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker High School in 1977. A proud MSU alumni (the entire family are MSU graduates), he received a Bachelor’s Degree from Michigan State University in 1981 and later a Master’s Degree in 1998. He met his future wife in high school and married Patricia Willey on August 15, 1981 at the Caseville United Methodist Church. After college Kurt worked with his father as a dairy farmer. He was diagnosed with progressive multiple sclerosis in 1982, though his disease did not slow him down. He finished his Master’s Degree and worked for MSU Extension in Bad Axe and Caro. He served on the board for Easter Seals and participated in their disabled farmer program.

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