Anneliese Stacy

Anneliese Stacy, who experienced deprivation and trauma as a child in war-torn Germany, devoted her life to the happiness of children. She died of cancer at her Battle Road home Saturday at age 80.

“There was something about her honest love for kids. They knew it. Kids just know these things,” said Karen Bryant, teacher-director of Haines Head Start.

At age 50, after her own children were grown, Anneliese went to work at…