Ward, Kesae, of St. Louis, Missouri, died on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at the age of 74. Dearest wife of the late Patrick O. Ward; dear daughter of the late Masuzo and the late Kiso Hayashi; loving mother of Eric (Sally) Ward and Keith (Karen) Ward; cherished grandmother of Patrick, Shannon, Karley, Kasey and Taylor; dear daughter-in-law of Marie Willem and sister-in-law of Mike (Madeline) Ward; treasured aunt of Vicky (Ron) Bogue. She is preceded in death by her sister-in-law, Carol Watson. She worked in home health for Cardinal Ritter for many years and enjoyed spending time with grandchildren, jigsaw puzzles and drawing. Memorials may be made to the Lung Cancer Research Foundation or the charity of choice.