Andersen, Dorothy E. (1928 - 2017)

ANDERSEN, OAKS, DEVISH, WHITT, BALDWIN, SHELOR

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 7/22/2017 at 21:37:44

Name of deceased: Dorothy Elaine Andersen (nee Oaks)

Aged: 88 yrs, 8 mo, 1 day

Residence: Wahoo, NE (formerly of Jacksonville, IA)

Born: Nov. 10, 1928; born in the telephone office in Jacksonville, IA

Died: July 11, 2017; Saunder’s Medical Center, Wahoo, NE

Funeral services: Saturday, July 15, 2017; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Daughters, Addie (spouse, Jon) Devish of Yutan, NE and Sharon Whitt of Rockaway Beach, MO; grandchildren, Connor, Katrina, and Tatum Devish of Yutan, NE; step-grandchildren, Cherri (spouse, Scott) Baldwin of Blue Springs, MO and Nevin Whitt of Independence, MO; step-great-grandchildren, Anthony Baldwin of Santa Barbara, CA and Nathan and Ethan Baldwin of Blue Springs, MO; sister-in-law, Carolyn Andersen of Grand Island, NE; brother-in-law, Dewey Andersen of Omaha, NE

Predeceased by: Parents, Stanley and Lillian (nee Shelor) Oaks; husband of 65 years, Floyd Andersen; brother, Raymond Oaks; son-in-law, Larry Whitt

Education: attended a 1-room school house in Jacksonville, IA; graduated from high school (location not provided)

Religious affiliation: Baptist; a strong Christian who was very involved in her church

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Floyd Andersen; May 1, 1949; location not provided

Employment: While still in high school, she worked as a telephone operator with her mother and grandmother. After graduation, she was a secretary and bookkeeper with the Shelby County Bank, Harlan, IA. After her marriage, she became a homemaker and farmer’s wife. She also worked at the First Baptist Church of Richmond, MO as part-time secretary to the Minister of Music. In Gallup, NM, she was secretary for the Western Mountain Baptist Association. In later years, Dorothy worked as Procurement Clerk in Belton, MO for Richards Gebauer Air Force Base.

Hobbies/Interests: fishing; camping; walking; cooking; playing cards; music; time spent with family

Sources: kjan.com; pauleyjones.com