"Jake was a regular visitor to our Hy Vee Bakery. He always kept us entertained with his stories about the old days. He will be missed . Condolences to all of Jakes family members. He was a special person and we will miss him a lot . Rest in peace, Jake. Cindy Anderson, Dani Richter-Maher, Amy Parker, and Deb Burroughs(Shenandoah Hy Vee) "
In loving memory of
JW "Jake" Anderson
January 7, 1933 - September 27, 2015
JW "Jake" Anderson, son of Herbert and Nina Nesmith Anderson was born on January 7, 1933 in Clever, Missouri. J.W. passed away on September 27, 2015 at the Josie Harper Residence Hospice House in Omaha, Nebraska. He was 82 years old.
He spent the first 15 years of his life in Clever, Missouri. He graduated from Shenandoah Junior High School in 1948. He graduated from Shenandoah High School in 1952. He worked at Brannen's Super Market in Shenandoah. In March of 1953 he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He received the Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Good Conduct Medal. After being honorable discharged from the U.S. Army in March of 1955 he worked at Lakes Nursery for many years. Following Lakes Nursery, he worked at the American Legion Golf Course as a maintenance worker for many years.
JW enjoyed sports, he was so good in selecting football game winners in Evening Sentinel's weekly contest, that he was no longer permitted to participate in the weekly contest. He won the Best Beard Contest in Shenandoah's centennial event.
He was preceded in death by his parents Herbert and Nina Anderson, sister Dorothy (Anderson) Regan, brothers-in-law Tom Regan and Woodrow Jones.
JW is survived by his sister Virginia (Anderson) Jones of Springfield, MO, nephews Ed Regan and wife Rosalie of Elkhorn, NE, Dan Regan and wife Donna of Greenville, SC, Charles Regan and wife Kim of Omaha, NE, and Greg Jones and wife Angela of Raleigh, NC, nieces Annette Scheib and husband Bruce of Iowa City, IA, Mary Kay Gee of Albany, NY, Rose Welchans of Imogene, IA, Connie Greenleaf and husband Steve of China, Myra Morgan of Avon, CT and Pam Jones-Camp of Palm Springs, CA, friends Bob Jackson of Shenandoah, Dave Ponton of Shenandoah and Calvin Kenny of Shenandoah, and many grand nieces, nephews and friends.
Memorials to the Josie Harper Residence Hospice House in Omaha, NE.
Burial of cremains will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Shenandoah with military rites provided by Shenandoah American Legion Color Guard Post 88.
Tributes
"We wanted to offer our condolences to your family for the loss of your loved one. At times like these, we all need comfort from family and friends and God's Word.(Matthew 5:4) We wanted to share some encouragement from the Bible that has helped us deal with the sting of death. First, we are happy to know that our family members are in God's memory, while they await the resurrection from Jesus.(John 5:28-29) We know that Jesus is eager to bring back all of our family members as he demonstrated in the past. And it is comforting to know that our family members are only asleep and not in any pain. (John 11:11-14) But we most eagerly look forward to God's Kingdom and all the wonderful promises that it will bring to mankind, as we are reunited with our family members. Please read these beautiful promises for yourself in the Bible and pray for God's Kingdom. (Matthew 6:9-10; Daniel 2:44; Psalm 37:11,29; Isaiah 33:24, 65:17-25; Revelation 21:3-4)"
"You will be missed J "only" W "only". Rest in peace "Punkin.""
"Jake was a regular visitor at Select Motors.. He always had a story and would brush us up on our sports trivia. There will only be ONE Jake. I will miss him.."
"I enjoyed the coffee breaks that JW and I had at the golf course. He would also tell me stories or we would catch up on the daily news. On Sundays when I opened the pro shop at the golf course JW would bring in 2 rolls and the paper that he drove down to get in Missouri. We would talk about his drive, gas prices and other things that went on that week. He was a great man and he will be missed by many. "