"Brian, Kim, Aaron and families;
I am so sorry to hear of your loss, and our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. Nothing can replace your mom, but hold tight to the memories that all of you share. Again, thinking of you all.
Tom and Cindy Lee"
In loving memory of
Candance K. Cornelius
April 27, 1949 - June 2, 2015
Candance Kay Cornelius was born April 27, 1949, the daughter of Jack and Dorothy Miller. She died Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of sixty-six.
Candance, known to everyone as Candy, was born in Waterloo, Iowa. She received her education and graduated from the Denison High School in 1967. On August 21, 1968, Candy was united in marriage to Leonard Cornelius, at the United Presbyterian Church in Vail, Iowa, and the couple was blessed with the birth of three children. Candy was fulltime homemaker and wife, and in the mid 1990's, she began working in the healthcare field.
In her leisure time Candy enjoyed knitting, drawing, listening to music, cooking and baking, and loved plants. Candy was a lover of animals and adored her pet squirrel, Chipper. She also was very interested in Genealogy. Candy’s most treasured time was spent with her grandchildren.
Candy is survived by three children: Brian and his wife, Angela; Kim and her husband, Fernando; Aaron and his wife, Tonia; seven grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; four brothers: Jack Jr. and his wife, Peggy; Melvin and his wife, Peggy; Jerry and his wife Carrie; William and his fianc Angela; four sisters; Mary and her husband, Brad; Annette and her husband, Robert; Susan and husband, Jeff; Barb and her husband, Bob; many other relatives and friends.
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"Brian, Kim, Aaron and families; I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you at this very difficult time. May peace be with you. Love, Maureen Lee"
"Kay was the first of our generation of cousins. Being the first carried its privileges and burdens. She was the only one of us to be known or held by our grandmother Elsie, because Elsie died soon after Kay was born (too young, just as Dorothy died too young). Being a grandmother myself, I can see in these photos Elsie's jubilation, love and pride at holding baby Kay, just as when I hold my own grandkids. Kay understood our family's history, joy, pain, and pride as none of the rest of us could. She was the apple of Elsie's eye and Dorothy's eye. She was such a pretty baby, such a beautiful young woman, and in her old age the spitting image of her Grandmother Elsie. She was a gentle soul. On the back of her graduation photo she wrote: "To Corn: That one in a million young man. You are my one and only special guy for now and forever, Love Always, Kay." If only we could capture that joy and innocence of youth as we remember beautiful Kay. May she rest in peace. Love, Carol"