Anderson, Glen E. 1923-2001

ANDERSON, SMITH, KING, ADAMS, KOGER, WICKERSHAM

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes, Poweshiek ACC
Date: 3/21/2014 at 13:34:18

The Grinnell (IA) Herald-Register
March 12, 2001

GLEN E. ANDERSON

Glen E. Anderson, 77, of Grinnell died of multi-system organ failure and complications of an aneurysm Friday, March 9, at University Hospitals in Iowa City.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Mike Johnson of Minnesota officiating. Organist will be Margaret Wheeler, and soloist will be Dale Anderson. Pallbearers will be Ron Adams, Gerald Anderson, Kenneth Arnold, Chuck Fritz, Jay Stevenson and Glen Wickersham. Honorary bearers will be Don Anderson and Keith Squires.

Burial will be in Hazelwood Cemetery.

The son of Simon and Alpha Smith Anderson, he was born July 3, 1923, in Kellogg. He was raised in the Kellogg area and was a 1942 graduate of Kellogg High School.

H was married to Irene King May 19, 1945, at her parents' farm home near Grinnell. They farmed for a year west of Grinnell and for 17 years north of Gilman prior to moving to a farm south of Kellogg in 1963. The couple moved to Newton in 1977 and to Seeland Park in Grinnell in 1999.

Mr. Anderson was a member of the Kellogg Christian Church and the Kellogg Historical Society.

Surviving are his wife; one brother, James of Grinnell; and two sisters, Grace Adams of Malcom and Dorothy Koger of Everett, Wash.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Roy, Joe and Clifford; and one sister, Laurine Wickersham.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Kellogg Christian Church.