Kenneth John Anders

Kenneth John Anders MADISON, CONN. - Kenneth John Anders, June 28, 1952 - March 2, 2015. Kenneth John Anders died suddenly at his home in Madison, Conn. on Tuesday, March 2, 2015. He was 62. The son of the late Harry and Louise Anders, he was born on June 28th, 1952 in Long Island City, N.Y. Ken attended Saugerties Schools for most of his early life but graduated from Manchester High School in Manchester, Conn. in 1970. He graduated from The Culinary Institute of America in 1977 and worked locally as a Chef at the Retreat Restaurant in Kingston. Ken pursued the American dream along with his enthusiasm for life and moved to California in 1983. There he eventually opened his own successful Restaurant in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., with a partner, and finally with just him and his wife Robin. Retirement followed in 2003 and he moved to Madison, Conn. where he liked to read and write. He also attended Quinnipiac University. He got back in the Restaurant business briefly for about a year in 2013. Ken is survived by his loving wife and daughter Robin and Abbey, a brother Stephen, three nephews and one niece and many local friends. A private viewing was held in Connecticut with a memorial service following this year.