Anderson, Pearl E. (1911-2000)

ANDERSON, JENSEN, NORBY, JOHNSON, CRAIG

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Date: 3/7/2016 at 13:26:27

Pearl E. Anderson
December 25, 1911 - June 6, 2000

Pearl E. Anderson, 88, of Spencer, on died on Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at St Luke’s Lutheran Home in Spencer.

Pearl Elinor Jensen Anderson, a daughter of Jens H. and Petra Norby Jensen, was born on December 25, 1911, in Forman, North Dakota. Baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Forman, she spent her childhood in the Forman area where she received her early education. After graduating from Forman High School, she continued her schooling at the Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines and the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas, City, Kansas, earning a degree as a registered nurse.

She married Carl G. Anderson on June 30, 1939, in Des Moines. They, subsequently, lived in Des Moines for six years, in Aurelia for eighteen years, and since 1957, in Spencer. She was employed as an RN at Sioux Valley Hospital in Cherokee and at the Spencer Municipal Hospital for twenty-three years, retiring in August of 1980.

She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Spencer, the District Nurses A.N.A., and the Red Cross.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three brothers, Rudolph, James, and Rubin; and three sisters: Mabel, Clarice, and Irene.

She is survived by two sisters: Ruth A. Johnson, of Alexandria, Minnesota, and Martha M. Craig, of Yuba City, California; as well as by numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Memorial services for Pearl Anderson will be held Friday, June 9, 2000, at 10:00 a.m. at the Warner Chapel in Spencer. The Rev. Tom Reagan will officiate. Burial will follow at the Fairfield Township Cemetery in Albert City. The Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

“Pearl Anderson.” Obituary. The Daily Reporter [Spencer, Iowa] 09 Jun 2000, 2.