Chad Allen SANDERS

SANDERS, KLECKNER, COLTVET, REZARCH, HOPEMAN, WATKINS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 6/7/2008 at 20:20:57

May 16, 1969-August 13, 2007

KELLEY, IA—Chad Allen Sanders, 38, of Kelley, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2007, at the Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames. Memorial services were held on Thursday, August 16, at the First Christian Church, Iowa Falls, with the Rev. T.J. Norman officiating. The Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa Falls Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.

Chad Allen Sanders, was born on May 16, 1969 at Iowa Falls, the son of John Edward and Lana Kay (Kleckner) Sanders. He attended the Iowa Falls Community Schools and graduated from the Belmond High School with the class of 1987.

Chad is survived by his mother and step-father, Lana and Charles Coltvet of Iowa Falls; father and step-mother, John and Mary Beth Sanders of Sycamor, Illinois; sons, Lucas Sanders of Belleview, Nebraska and Caleb Sanders of Glenwood; a special friend, Kim Rezarch of Kelley; brother, Derek (Tami) Sanders of Springville; three step-sisters, Lesli Hopeman and Amy Watkins, both of Lincoln, Nebraska and Carrie Coltvet of Fort Collins, Colorado; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

August 18, 2007
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08/14/2007
Train victim was walking on tracks, did not acknowledge whistle
By: Luke Jennett

Ames firefighters and paramedics try to save a person who got hit by a westbound train at the old train depot in Ames. The man killed in a collision with a Union Pacific train Monday was walking along the tracks with his head down when the train approached him, according to a witness. Operators of the train said they blew the whistle several times to get his attention, but he didn't move, said Cmdr. Jim Robinson of the Ames Police Department.

Police identified the man today as Chad Allen Sanders, 38. He was struck near the Clark Avenue crossing near the Culver's restaurant. Sanders was taken to Mary Greeley Medical Center shortly after the call came in to police at 3:19 p.m. He was pronounced dead at 4:01 p.m. Sanders had recently been living in Ames, but also stayed in Kelley at times, Robinson said. His family lives in Carroll.