Kanellis, Andrew J.

Andrew J. Kanellis, 60, of Cedar Rapids, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 4, 2011, at St. Luke's Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Services at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.

Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Janniece E. (Cahill) Kanellis; brother, Gene (Sharon) of Rock Falls, Ill.; children, Bill (Renae) of Manchester, Ken (Jeanine), Arthur Eugene; and a daughter, Ida (Jason) Hangartner, all of Cedar Rapids. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren, Gage, Kayla and Isabella Kanellis of Manchester, Zachary, Ashley and Nicholas Kanellis of Cedar Rapids, Jennifer and Jessica Kanellis of South Haven, Miss., and Logan, Morgan, Ethan and Lucy Hangartner of Cedar Rapids.

Andy was born in Cedar Rapids, on Oct. 25, 1950, to Mary A. (Poole) Kanellis. In 1970, April 27, he married the love of his life, Janniece E. Cahill, and received draft notice in June 1970. He served our country in the Air Force at Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas, for more than three years. Andy worked at Quaker Oats in the Ready To Eat Department for more than 40 years.

Andy loved his dogs, his most recent being Smokey and Bandit, he loved to walk his dogs daily at the Sac N Fox Trail along the Cedar River. Andy and Janniece recently began enjoying a travel trailer and camping at various parks in Eastern Iowa with their dogs. Andy was an active member of SASS, Single Action Shooting Society; he loved to participate in Cowboy Action Shooting. His alias being, Triggerlock. He loved shooting with Ida, Jason and his grandson, Trigger Happy Zach. Andy and Janniece loved attending monthly Cowboy Action Shoots in Evansdale, with the Turkey Foot Cowboys. Andy had always had a love for the Union Pacific Railroad and trains. As a young child, his mother took him and his siblings to Disneyland in California by train. As an adult he had many vacations that were enjoyed with his wife and often his mother on cross-country via train. Andy loved being with family, he enjoyed many picnics, travels to state parks, fishing on the Mississippi, hunting, shooting, almost all activities that his children asked him to participate in. Andy loved his friends, pets, family and the Lord dearly, all of these meant a great deal to him.

“The family would like to send a thank you to Andy's doctors and nurses, Dr. Zenk, Dr. Warren and the many nurses at Five Center at St. Luke's.”

Memorial donations may be given to St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Andy's name.

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