Annabelle M. Kai

Annabelle M. Kai, 76, of Bancroft, NE passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 at Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Bancroft, NE; with Pastor Charity Potter officiating. Burial will be in the Bancroft Cemetery in Bancroft, NE. Visitation will be held Monday, March 24, 2014 from 3:00 until 7:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft, NE. Memorials may be given to the family for future designation. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft, NE. Annabelle was born on January 7, 1938 at home northeast of Pender to Herman and Edna (Lawton) Kai. She attended grade school at District 33 near Pender, NE, graduating from Pender High School in 1956. She moved with the family to Bancroft, NE that same year. After graduation, she held various Jobs. Annabelle worked at Jim’s Market for several years, and as a grounds keeper for the John G. Neihardt Center until her retirement. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church in Bancroft and a loyal Nebraska Cornhusker football fan, attending many games until her health would no longer allow. Annabelle is survived by her brothers and sisters-in-law: August (Janet) Kai of Aurelia, IA, Paul (Rosemary) Kai of Oakland, NE, Glenn (Roberta) Kai of Bancroft, NE and Robert (Glenda) Kai of Lincoln, NE, a sister-in-law Connie Kai of Omaha, NE and her sisters Ruby Duncan of Emerson, NE and Sibyl Kai of Bancroft, NE, as well as many nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers Floyd and Chuck Kai, a sister Alyce Schleusener, brother-in-law Roy Duncan and Arthur Schleusener, three nephews and a niece.