Kevin C. Andersen

Kevin C. Andersen, 71, of Grundy Center, Iowa formerly of Waterloo, Iowa; passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 11, 2025, at Abels Funeral and Cremation Service, Engelkes Chapel, 509 4th Street in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Amity Presbyterian Church, 1803 Highway D65 in Reinbeck. The burial will be held privately by the family at Hudson Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Kevin was born on February 25, 1954, in Waterloo, Iowa, to his parents Arnold and Joann (Bergen) Andersen. He was raised in Hudson and Waterloo. Kevin graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1973. After graduation Kevin began his career as a jeweler and goldsmith and worked as such for 50 years. He also worked for 20 years as a potter and drove a school bus for 10 years for area community schools, from which he retired.

Kevin was a charter member of The Proud Image Chorus, he was a proud Eagle Scout, loved woodworking, collecting Red Wing stoneware, and fishing. His true joy in life came from spending time with his family.

Left to cherish his memory are his sons Matt and Luke Andersen; sister Becky Anderson; brother Kurt (Deanne) Andersen; many nieces and nephews; and grandnieces and grandnephews; and grand-grandnieces and grand-grandnephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother Bryan Andersen.