Anderson, Lela L. (1928-2019)
ANDERSON, STRUVE, HUGHES, BAINBRIDGE, SCHOENING, WILLIS, WOLDRUFF, SCHOMMER, MULNIX
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/18/2021 at 17:36:22
Lela L. Anderson
November 28, 1928 ~ July 10, 2019 (age 90)Lela, age 90, of Linn Grove, Iowa, died on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at St. Luke's Lutheran Home in Spencer, Iowa.
The youngest of 4 children, Lela Lavonne Struve Anderson, a daughter of Hans Henry and Emily Elizabeth (Hughes) Struve, was born on November 28th, 1928, in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. Baptized in the Methodist church and raised on a farm North of Sioux Rapids, she attended Cornell school where she participated in the music program and as a cheerleader. She graduated in 1946. That August Lela was selected by movie star Ronald “Dutch” Reagan from a field of seven beauties and was crowned queen of the Storm Lake Semipro baseball tournament. On September 1st, 1946, she married Doyle Brainard Anderson. Confirmed in the Lutheran Church after her marriage, she bore five children: the twins, David Allen and Douglas Dale as well as Duane Russell, Paul Brainard, and Elaine Vivian. She spent most of her life on the farm she and Doyle purchased northwest of Linn Grove around 1957.
A loving Mom and Grandma, Lela was known for her delicious homemade cinnamon rolls, donuts, bread, and pies. With help from her five children, she raised 2,000 laying hens yearly. In addition, she looked for reasons to spend time outdoors. She had a large garden and would take her turn bringing the milk cows home from the pasture if she had time. Lela sewed her family’s clothes including her daughter’s wedding dress, refinished and upholstered furniture, and drew and painted pictures. Moreover, she played the piano, organ, ukulele, and guitar; she sang in the church choir and solo when requested for special events; and she loved to dance. During the holidays, the whole family would sing Christmas carols around the piano, and she passed on her musical ability to many family members.
Lela was a competitive person and loved every type of sport or game. Lela did not let her children or grandchildren just win – they had to earn it! Once she had more time later in life, she took-up bowling and golf. Lela was known for her crocheting and tatting creations, including the angel Christmas tree top and tree decorations, all sizes and styles of doilies, baby sweaters and blankets, and afghans.
Lela passed away July 10th, 2019, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Home in Spencer, having reached the age of 90 years, 7 months, and 12 days. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Doyle; her son, Paul; her grandson, Adam J. Anderson; her brothers, Bob and Dick Struve; and her sister, Vivian (Struve) Bainbridge.
Those left to cherish her memory include her sons: David, of Storm Lake, Iowa, Doug, and his wife, Darlene, of Hulbert, Oklahoma, and Duane, and his wife, Wendy, of Linn Grove, and her daughter, Elaine Schoening, and her husband, Martin, of Linn Grove, Iowa; nine grandchildren: Dorie Willis, and her husband, Eric, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Janelle Woldruff, and her husband, Kory, of Lisbon, Iowa, Jason Anderson, and his wife, Angie, of Spencer, Iowa, Venus Anderson-Schommer, and her husband, Michael, of Omaha, Nebraska, Stephanie Schoening, and her husband, Matthew, of Greenwood, Missouri, Ben Anderson, and his wife, Amber, of Milford, Iowa, Nathan Anderson, and his wife, Shannon, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Jake Schoening, and his wife, Kerri, of Larchwood, Iowa, Rena Mulnix, and her husband, Martin, of Lisbon, Iowa; fourteen great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, JoAnn Anderson, brothers and sisters-in-law: Dick Anderson, and his wife, Cyndy, Janet Mills and her husband John, Barbara Loving, and her husband, Byron, Helen Holmes, and her husband, Bob, along with many nieces, nephews, family members, and friends.
Memorial services will be held Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. A private family burial will follow in the Barnes Township Cemetery in Linn Grove. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is overseeing the arrangements.
Sliefert Funeral Homes, Sioux Rapids, Iowa, 2019.
Buena Vista Obituaries maintained by LaVern Velau.
WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen