Sandra Lynn (Eckhardt) Kangris |
| Posted 2022-12-08 by mhenderson |
| Published by Mohave Daily News Online from Dec. 7 to Dec. 8, 2022 - Bullhead City, Arizona - Sandra "Sandy" Lynn Kangris was a loving, practical, and genuine wife, mother, sister, daughter, aunt, grandmother, and friend. The most common way to describe Sandy by anyone who met her was that she was a good person. Sandy was born on May 29, 1959 to Victor Eckhardt and Lois Mills in Walton, New York. She grew up in New York with her three siblings Bill, John, and Linda. She met the love of her life Phil Kangris, and married him on March 28, 1987. They raised two boys, Christopher and Cory, initially in Templeton, California. Ever since that time she was a lifetime San Francisco Giant and 49ers fan. Sandy and Phil had a love of nature and animals, and they moved to Klamath Falls, Oregon where they had a piece of property that bordered a state park. This allowed them to fulfill their desire to keep horses and dogs. Sandy was also able to care for her mother on this "slice of heaven". Sandy worked as a surgical technician. She was sought after for her work ethic, common sense, and caring she displayed with patients. Phil and Sandy also owned a restaurant and bar together, and were well known by all their friends for being great cooks. They retired and moved to Fort Mohave, AZ, and traveled the country in an RV. Sandy initially was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, at which time she underwent surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. The breast cancer returned in 2018, and she fought it again until she passed on November 26, 2022. Sandy had a grace that was embodied by showing courtesy to everyone, and she demanded that in her boys. Even when she was sick, this grace for others never left her. Sandy will be missed by her husband; sons; sister; ten grandchildren; and all who knew her. She asked them to celebrate her life with activities they enjoy in lieu of a service. |
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