Kikue Sasaki Hannusch

Kikue Sasaki Hannusch, 83, of Smithville, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019.

Kikue was born in the Kwantung Province of China on Oct. 7, 1935, the daughter of Dr. Takesaburo Sasaki and Nobue Inoue. Kikue met the love of her life, Clarence Hannusch, at Tachikawa Air Base in Japan in the late 1950’s. In 1960, they married in Tokyo and then moved to Clarence’s hometown of Smithville. Kikue never met a stranger and loved to extend warm hospitality to family and friends. She loved flowers, particularly roses, and enjoyed cooking and family time.

She is survived by her loving husband, Clarence Carl Hannusch; one sister, Kuniko Maetani; two daughters: Mary Cole and husband, Bill; and Edna Mayfield; two sons: Perry Hannusch and wife, Connie; and Max Hannusch and wife, Mary; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; nieces and nephews, and a host of extended family and friends.

Visitation will be held Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, at 1 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Smithville, followed by a celebration of life service at 2 p.m. with Pastor Timothy Appel officiating. Interment will follow at Oakhill Cemetery in Smithville.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Koenig-Belvill Funeral Home & Cremations in La Grange.