Kandace Fisher

Former area resident, Kandace Jean Fisher, 40, lost her life on Saturday, July 17, 2010 due to a fatal motorcycle accident south of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Services will be Saturday, July 24, 2010; 10:00 A.M. at Butler Volland Chapel, Hastings, with Ken Zimmerman officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings. Visitation will be Friday, July 23, 2010; 1:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. and one hour prior to the service both at the funeral home.

Kandace is the daughter of Gary C. & Bonita K. Fisher of Louisburg, Kansas. Mather AFB in Sacramento, California is where she was born on April 14, 1970. She spent the first ten years of her life as an Air Force brat. Her elementary and Jr. High education took place at St. Mary's in Goldsboro, North Carolina, where she also learned how to play soccer. She moved to Sparta, New Jersey in 1982 and completed Jr. High School and High School at Sparta High School. Her senior year she was center forward on the girls' soccer team. Another sport in Jr. High that she took on was snow skiing. She was on the Sparta Ski Racing Team all four of her high school years. This sport she continued all through life. This year she attended the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada and skied the slopes there. She lived life to the fullest and kayaked, rode mountain bikes, and ran in marathons. Two months ago, she purchased a motorcycle and it truly lifted her spirit. She loved the feeling of freedom it gave her, which she craved. She lived the Top Gun Hair on Fire lifestyle in all that she did. Kandace was an honor student at Sparta High School, Sparta, New Jersey, and graduated in June 1988 from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana where she received her Bachelor of Arts/English degree in 1992. She was a member of Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Association. In 1995, she received her Master of Arts/English Creative Writing degree. She was on the Dean's List. She is a published poet. After college, she did her Massage Therapy Course of Study at the Desert Institute of the Healing Arts in Tucson, Arizona. In 1998/1999 she was a college English instructor at Glendale Community College, Glendale, Arizona. In 2000, she began her career in various facets of IT (information technology) at Envision in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In February 2004, she went to work for Davis Security Advisors in their IT Division, as a systems analyst/developer until her passing.

Her grandmother, Jean Gilbert of Blue Hill preceded her in death on February 12, 2005; as did her grandfather, Frank C. Fisher of Fairfield on May 30, 2008. She was also preceded in death by two aunts, Kathy Gilbert of Hastings, and Diane Gilbert of Sutton, as well as her cousin and good friend, Kelly Gilbert only a year ago, July 11th.

Survivors include:
Parents: Gary C. & Bonita Kay Fisher - Louisburg, KS
Brother: Curtis Fisher - Oxford, NJ
Sister: Christina Fisher - Calgary, Canada
Grandfather: Keith B. Gilbert - Blue Hill, NE
Grandmother: Donna R. Fisher - Harvard, NE
Uncles & Aunts: Dana & Terri Fisher - Fairfield, NE
Brian & Paula Schellpeper - Overland Park, KS
Ross & Barbara Fisher - Fairfield, NE
Keith & Anne Gilbert - Red Cloud, NE
Dick & Robin Gilbert - Hastings, NE
Doug & Nikki Terri - Columbus, NE
Kent & Laura Gilbert - Hastings, NE
Brad & Tonna Gilbert - Blue Hill, NE
Tim & Julie Gilbert - Blue Hill, NE
Numerous Nieces & Nephews