Shanda Michele (Meece) Rusk, of Herculaneum, MO. She was born November 22, 1974 in St. Louis, MO, passed away Wednesday August 15, 2018 in Festus, MO. She will be remembered as a perfect and loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend.
Shanda is preceded in death by her grandparents Arlo and Myra Meece along with Lester and Neva Williams. Those left to cherish her memory include her loving husband Troy Rusk, parents Michael and Joyce Meece; children, Kenzie, Gavin and Kaiden Kramer; brother, Chad and sister-in-law Kari Meece; father and mother-in-law, Carl and Linda Rusk, sisters-in-law, brother-in-law; as well as her many nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family.
Shanda enjoyed working as a nurse and was studying to become a Nurse Practitioner. She was a talented singer and dancer with a well-known fondness for Dr. Pepper. She was always ready for a trip to the beach and her toes in the sand. As an avid animal lover, she was a proud pet parent to three dogs. Her lively spirit will remain with us forever.
In leiu of flowers, we'll be setting up college funds for her children at https://www.gofundme.com/college-fund-for-the-kids and accepting donations to Windsor Baptist Church for missions.
Arrangements were under the direction of Hoffmeister South County Chapel.
