William "Willie" J. Anderson, age 30, from Grimes, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 16, 2013, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

William "Willie" James Anderson was born on May 29, 1983, in Neligh, Nebraska, to Brad and Susan Brown Anderson.Willie attended and graduated from Bergan High School in 2001.After graduation, he attended Milford Community College and studied surveying.He met the love of his life, Alecia Suzanne Krula, in 2008.They were married on September 11th, 2009, in Des Moines, Iowa.They were blessed with two children, Mila Brynn and Atley James.Willie was a member of the Lutheran Church of Hope, in West Des Moines, Iowa.Willie was an Arborist and he and Alecia started their own tree service business in 2013.Their future plans were to develop their business in Nebraska.

A few of Willie's greatest qualities were: he was full of life, charismatic, adventurous, genuine, hard working, good hearted, everyone was his friend, caring, protective and greatest of all, he had a heart the size ofthe Grand Canyon.

Willie left us on December 16th, to join other loved ones, they include: his grandparents Robert "Brownie" and Bonnie Brown, close friend Jim Fritz, and his brother in law William Krula.

The survivors he left behind are: his wife Alecia and children, Mila and Atley, of Grimes, Iowa, his parents Brad and Susan Anderson, his brother Michael "Mikey" Anderson of Fremont, Nebraska, Gary and Carla Krula of Rogers, Nebraska, brother in law Joseph Krula of Grand Junction, Colorado, sister in law Callie Krula of Lakewood, Colorado, Grandparents Tom and Janell Anderson and Carl Bogner all of Fremont, Nebraska.

Aunts and Uncles, Brad and Deb Lensch, Bob and Renee Brown, Tom and Vicki Brown, Larry and Jolene Brown, of Fremont, Nebraska, Chad and Kim Marsh, Missouri Valley, Iowa, Darren and Julie Schellenberg, of LeMars, Iowa, Bill and RaGene Warner of Prague, Nebraska, Patty Brown of North Bend, a nephew Jarrett Anderson of Fremont, Nebraska, special friends Sophie Freund of Hungary and Sarah Noll of Germany, numerous cousins and close friends.

Memorials to go to Mila and Atley's college fund.

Please visit www.duganchapel.com to leave an online condolence

Visitation:3:00 – 8:00 PM Thursday, December 19, 2013, at Dugan Funeral Chapel in Fremont
Funeral Services:10:00 AM Friday, December 20, 2013, at the Church of the Nazarene in Fremont.Pastor Tom Shaw is officiating.
Interment:Purple Cane Cemetery North Bend, Nebraska