Esther Anderson (1912-2007)
ANDERSON, OLSON, ERICKSON
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 12/23/2007 at 10:53:21
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Sunday, December 23, 2007.
Esther Anderson, 95, of Radcliffe, died on Friday, Dec. 21, at Hubbard Care Center in Hubbard.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26, at St. John's United Methodist Church in Radcliffe. Esther will be buried at Radcliffe Cemetery in Radcliffe.
Friends may call one hour prior to the service Wednesday at St. John's United Methodist Church in Radcliffe.
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Monday, December 25, 2007.
Esther Anderson, 95, of Radcliffe, died Friday, Dec. 21, at Hubbard Care Center in Hubbard. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26, at St. John's United Methodist Church in Radcliffe. Burial will be at Radcliffe Cemetery in Radcliffe.
Friends may call one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the church.
Esther Lillian (Olson) Anderson was born July 11, 1912, in Roland, the youngest daughter of Lars and Sarah (Erickson) Olson.
She was baptized and confirmed in the Salem Lutheran Church in Roland.
Esther graduated from Roland High School with the Class of 1930 and following high school graduation, attended a business college in Des Moines.
Esther married Roscoe (Rocky) Paul Anderson June 12, 1940, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. To this union a son, Michael Paul Anderson, was born Oct. 25, 1944.
She was a bookkeeper for May Equipment in Radcliffe for 10 years and a clerk in the Radcliffe Post Office for 12 years.
Esther was a faithful member of St. John's United Methodist Church since 1970, St. John's United Methodist Women and served on the Radcliffe Library Board.
She is survived by her granddaughter, Megan Kim Anderson, of Apple Valley, Minn.; many nieces and nephews; her good friend and caretaker, Marlene Lepper; and a host of dear friends.
Esther was preceded in death by her husband, Rocky; her son, Michael; her parents; four brothers, Otis, Sanford, Mike and Lawrence Olson; and three sisters, Sadie, Louise and Margaret.
Boeke Funeral Home, of Radcliffe, is handling the arrangements.
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