Anderson, Doris Ann (1918 - 2013)

ANDERSON, HOLLENBERG, CHRISTIANSEN, MORSE, WINSLOW, FREDERICKSON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/2/2013 at 17:28:24

Name of deceased: Doris Ann Anderson (nee Christiansen)

Aged: 95 yrs, 2 mo, 1 day

Residence: Des Moines, IA; formerly of Harlan, IA

Born: July 19, 1918 in Harlan, IA

Died: Sep. 20, 2013; Wesley Acres in Des Moines, IA

Funeral services: Friday, Sep. 27, 2013; Wesley Acres Community Room, Des Moines, IA; burial in the Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, IA

Survived by: nieces, Catharine (nee Christiansen) Hollenberg of Clarks Summit, PA, and Laura Christiansen Morse of Boston, MA, and their children, Thomas Hollenberg of London, Allison Morse and Amy Morse Winslow; great-grandniece, Hadley Winslow, and great-grandnephew, Nate Winslow, also of Boston; 2 nieces-in-law; cousins residing in Harlan, IA and Omaha, NE; many friends

Predeceased by: Parents, LeRoy and Minnie (nee Frederickson) Christiansen; husband, Marcus B. Anderson (deceased Nov. 28, 2007); brother, Elliott Christiansen

Education: graduated from Harlan High School as valedictorian of her class of 1936; she attended The University of Iowa from 1936 - 1940 on an academic scholarship, graduating in 1940 with a degree in Piano Performance

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Marcus B. Anderson; Feb. 28, 1943; location not provided

Employment: Following her graduation from the University of Iowa, she became a music instructor in public schools in Iowa, and later in Ohio, as well as providing private instruction in piano for many years.

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed music concerts, especially the Des Moines Symphony, Lori Line, and the annual Christmas Festival at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Her memberships include Plymouth Congregational Church, PEO Chapter LA, and The University of Iowa Alumni Association.

Sources: Harlan Tribune; desmoinesregister.com; ancestry.com