Ty Kander

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Ty Matthew Kander, 25, of Los Angeles, Calif., died Saturday April 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, Calif. He was born Aug. 1, 1995 at Norfolk, the son of Michael and Julie (Lambert) Kander. He attended preschool through fourth grade in Stanton and was a 2013 graduate of Wahoo Public High School in Wahoo. He was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Wahoo. After high school graduation Ty joined the United States Marine Corps Feb. 2, 2015, he graduated Boot Camp May 1, 2015 and served in VMX-22 as a fixed wing aircraft mechanic on an F-35B until discharged on Feb. 2, 2020. After his military service was completed Ty worked for SpaceX, hired on March 30, 2020 as an electromechanical technician and later transitioned to friction stir weld technician. Survivors include his mother, Julie and Mike Jirovsky of Ninety Six, S.C.; his father, Mike Kander and Kamala Robinson of Puyallup, Wash.; his brothers, Jacob and Kelsey Kander of Stanton, Kyle and Kaelyn Kander of Austin, Texas, Dustin and Shananda Jirovsky of Monte Vista, Colo., Michael and Janelle Jirovsky of Cedar Bluffs; his sisters, Tamara and Nick Petersen of Summerville, S.C., Krista and Nick Kirby of Lincoln; his grandparents, Robert and Carol Kander of Pierz, Minn., Shirlee Lambert and Clyde Peterson of Lance Creek, Wyo., David and Sharon Hackett of Torrington, Wyo. and Don Jirovsky of Garland, Texas. Ty is preceded in death by his grandmother, Karen Kander, and grandmother, Marilyn Jirovsky. Services were held at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Stanton on April 21. The Rev. Jason Schulz officiated. Inurnment will be at a later date. Military rites by were provided by Marine Corps League Cornhusker Detachment.