ANDERSEN, Grace

ANDERSEN, STEELE, MACHAMAR, DEAN

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/30/2008 at 11:46:35

GRACE ANDERSEN

Mrs. Grace Andersen, 52, of Cherokee, died Monday, November 30, at 1:25 p.m. after a lingering illness.

She had been a resident of Cherokee for 17 years, having then been employed in the Cherokee County Social Welfare office. For the past 12 years she had been social welfare director.

Survivors include her husband, Irving R. Andersen, of Cherokee, one daughter, Mrs. Gordon (Joan) Steele of Cherokee; two sons, Thomas Andersen of San Diego, Calif., and Paul Andersen of Cherokee, presently a student at Drake.

Also surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Machamar of Merrill, Ia.; one sister, Mrs. Douglas Dean of Spencer; two brother, Lynn Machamar of Idaho and Ivan Machamar of Chicago; and three grandchildren.

Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 2, from Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Rev. Walter E. Lack officiated. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Greenwood Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

~Source: The LeMars Globe-Post, December 7, 1959