Kristie Anderson Lilja

complications, on April 15, 2023 in Phoenix, AZ at the age of 59 years old.

Kristie is survived by husband, William Lilja; children, Will Lilja, Nicholas Lilja, Kelsee and

Philip Cappitelli; By her niece and husband Sheila and Terry Swank, great niece Camden Swank,

and nephew Brent Sleezer. As well as many more family members and friends. She is preceded

in death by her immediate family, parents Viola and Raymond Anderson; siblings, RJ Anderson

and Margo Sleezer.

Kristie was born on June 6, 1963 in Burlington, KS to Viola and Raymond Anderson. She

graduated from Burlington High School and Wichita State. She married William, on December

1, 1989. They lived in Tualatin, Oregon. In 1992 They moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin and

raised their family. Kristie became successful in her work for Prevea Clinic and continued her

success later in her career at HSHS. She mastered the Epic hardware, build and

implementations. Later she branched out to contracting positions for those who needed

resources to install and upgrade the Epic products. In her last 6 years she became a project

manager for large scale upgrades and implementations. While never having a formal college

degree she mastered the most difficult subject matter and inspired many.

Her children remember her as a kind and loving mother who went above and beyond to always

make sure others were happy. She always put her family and friends first even before herself.

She was always known as a giver and she enjoyed giving to others as often as she could. She was

sweet, gentle and she loved with all of her heart. Her motto was “believe”, which she

demonstrated as she raised her children and into their adult lives.

Kristie was passionate about crafting and making new things from old things. She loved a good

DIY project and loved to keep busy with projects. She loved gardening and spending time

outside in the sunshine. She loved to travel to new places and experience the unique attributes of

the location. She was a wonderful cook and often her recipes were constantly changing. She

loved to laugh and enjoy the company of friends and family, always encouraging participation

and laughter.

Kristie did not want a formal funeral service, so with that, we are having a celebration of life

which best reflects her spirit. These celebrations will likely occur in her states of residence; those

details will be provided at a later time.