Anderson, Doris J. (Nelson) (1925-2015)
ANDERSON, NELSON, HANSON, MARTINSON, BONGARD, KOONS
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 10/18/2015 at 10:01:00
Doris J. (Nelson) Anderson
April 11, 1925 - September 21, 2015Doris Anderson, 90, of Clarion, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015, at the Lake Mills Care Center in Lake Mills.
Born on April 11, 1925, to Sewell and Rosalia (Hanson) Nelson in Forest City, Iowa, Doris Jean Anderson attended public schools in Leland, Iowa, graduating with the Class of 1942. Then, she attended Hamilton Business College in Mason City, graduating in 1944.
On June 16, 1946, Doris married Kenneth R. Anderson at Center Lutheran Church near Lake Mills, Iowa. They made their home in various communities in Minnesota and Iowa before deciding in 1978 to live in Clarion. For a number of years, Doris worked as a secretary and office assistant beginning at the First National Bank and Fairmont Railway Motors, both in Fairmont, Minnesota; at Jenson Insurance Agency and Trinity Lutheran Church, both in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota; and finally at the Tracy High School Library and Tracy Lutheran Church, both in Tracy, Minnesota.
Doris lived her faith in a number of ways, as a member of the church choirs in Fairmont, Sleepy Eye, and Tracy as well as serving as an officer in these churches and in various other groups. She participated in the church circle, FLCW, and as a Luther League advisor and a member of First Lutheran Church in Clarion.
Doris volunteered as a member of Mary’s and Martha’s, at the hospital gift shop and front desk, as an officer of the Clarion Garden Club, and on the Clarion Hospital auxiliary. She will be remembered as a strong and gentle woman who faced adversity head on with integrity and grace.
Doris is survived by her daughters, Nancy Anderson, of New Ulm, Minnesota, and Carol Martinson, of Minneapolis, Minnesota; her step-grandchildren, Pete and Steve Martinson and Holly (Bob) Bongard; eleven great-grandchildren; a sister, Iris Koons, of Swea City, a brother, Roger Nelson, of Forest City; and a brother-in-law, Leonard Anderson, of Fairmont, Minnesota; along with numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kenneth, in 2005; her son, Karl Anderson; her son-in-law, Bob Martinson; her brother, Owen Nelson; and her brothers-in-law, Harley Anderson and Jim Koons.
Memorial services for Doris will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 26, 2015, at the First Lutheran Church, 420 1st Street North West, Clarion, with Pastor Grant Woodley officiating. Family will greet friends one hour prior to services on Saturday at the Church.
Memorials may be directed to Mary’s and Martha’s or the First Lutheran Church and sent to the family’s attention at P.O. Box 363 in Clarion, 50525.
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