Anderson, Marvin Dean (1927-2012)
ANDERSON, MYHRE, KRIEGER, HIXSON, DALAL, HUNEMULLER, ZAWISZA, BICKFORD, STOCKER, SOGARD, JOHNSON
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/9/2012 at 11:31:48
Marvin Dean Anderson
(October 18, 1927 - April 17, 2012)FOREST CITY: Marvin Dean Anderson, age 84, of Forest City, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa.
Marvin, the son of Albert E. and Mable (Myhre) Anderson, was born on the family farm west of Forest City on October 18, 1927. He resided there for most of his life, attending in his youth first Linden Township Country School and then Forest City High School. He married Dorothy J. Krieger on December 30, 1950.
After working at Armstrong Tire Company in Des Moines, Iowa, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served three years during World War II. For fifty-eight years, he farmed the land that has been in the Anderson family for nearly a century. He served both as a Soil Conservation Commissioner and as Linden Township Clerk for over a decade. Additionally, he was a member of the American Legion and the Forest City Lion’s Club. In 2009, he was privileged to be a part of the Honor Flight to Washington DC. An active member of the Calvary Baptist Church, Marvin accepted the Lord as his personal Savior at a young age.
Survivors include, Dorothy, his beloved wife of sixty-one years; his daughters, Sandi Hixson (Larry), of Des Moines, Iowa, Mishelle Dalal, of Clarksburg, Maryland, and Teresa Hunemuller (Brad), of Round Rock, Texas; his son, Michael Anderson (Sheri), of Chandler, Arizona; his grandchildren: Heidi Zawisza, Peter Hixson, Hannah Bickford, Stephanie Stocker, Chris Anderson, Tom Anderson, Jennifer Anderson, Brittany Hunemuller, Bianca Dalal, and Sydney Hunemuller; his great grandchildren: Hope Hixson, Carter Zawisza, Addie Hixson, Ava Zawisza, Isabelle Bickford, and Matthew Stocker; two sisters: Marilyn Sogard, of Ames, Iowa, and Nancy Johnson, of Plymouth, Minnesota, as well as many cousins, nephews, and nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents, seven siblings, and three half siblings.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, April 21, 2012, at Calvary Baptist Church in Forest City with Pastor Doug Farrell and Pastor Peter Hixson officiating.
Burial will be held at Oakland Cemetery in Forest City with Graveside Military Honors.
Visitation will be held on Friday, April 20, 2012, from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 North Clark Street, Forest City, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.Copyright © 2012, Petersen Lund Funeral Home
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