Kylea J. "Lea" Pierce, age 7, of Kiel died unexpectedly on Friday, April 7, 2017.

Lea was born in Olympian, Washington on September 25, 2009, daughter of Nicole Galarneau and Jeffrey (Ivonne Alfaro-Coffin) Pierce.

She attended Zielanis Elementary School in Kiel, Lea was in Mr. Pritchard's first grade class, where she enjoyed going to school to be with her classmates everyday. Lea loved playing soccer, video games, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Monster High and Matchbox cars. She always looked forward to going to car shows with her dad and working on cars with him. Lea was always lighting up a room with her smile, she was known to bring a smile to the faces of everyone she met. Spending time with her family is what she enjoyed most.

Lea is survived by her father and stepmother: Jeffrey & Ivonne; mother: Nicole; three brothers: Jonathon Salvino, Nicholas Kepford-Krizo and Tristen Grant; two step-brothers: Juan Laguna-Coffin and Alexi Reyes-Coffin; one step-sister: Nevaeh Grant; grandparents: Micheal & Christine Pierce, Janelle & David Scott, Eillen & Tom Schierberg, Tammy & Charlie Keanen and. She is further survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and many special friends.

She is preceded in death by her grandparents: Debra Jo and William "Lou" Sanders and Mark Slavin.

Funeral Services for Lea will be held at 2:30 PM on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, (815 6th Street, Kiel). Officiating at the service will be Joe Zenk, Parish Director at SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. Cremation will follow the service.

The family will greet relatives and friends on Thursday from 12:30 PM until the time of service at 2:30 PM.

A memorial fund will be established in Lea's name.

The family wishes to thank the Howards Grove 1st Responders, Kiel and Sheboygan Ambulance Services as well as the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department for all of the care shown to the family.