Anderson, Leonard Orlando 1925-2007

ANDERSON, SKAIM, CHASE, DAVIDSON, VANDER SANDEN, NOLDEN, WILMOT, HOGENSON, HANSON, BROWN, HAGEMAN, BIDNE

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 8/10/2012 at 12:27:10

Leonard O. Anderson, age 81, of Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah following a brief illness.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday, April 20, 2007 at Decorah Lutheran Church by Rev. James Glesne with burial in Pontoppidan Cemetery in rural Decorah.

Friends may call from 4:00-7:00 PM Thursday, April 19, 2007 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah and an hour prior to the services on Friday at the church.

Leonard Orlando Anderson was born May 17, 1925 in Decorah Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa, the son of Andrew G. and Clara B. (Skaim) Anderson. He was baptized on June 21, 1925 at Pontoppidan Lutheran Church in rural Decorah and confirmed on June 11, 1939 at Decorah Lutheran Church.

He was united in marriage with Geralda Elaine Chase on May 15, 1945 in Decorah, Iowa by Rev. T.A. Hoff. This union was blessed with two children: Karen and Dennis.

Leonard worked for many years for Reardon Locker and Meat Market and Decorah Skelgas. He and Geralda moved to Detroit Lakes, Minnesota in 1968. He worked for the city of Detroit Lakes full time for 18 years until retiring on May 15, 1987 and then worked part time for about nine years after retirement. The couple returned to Decorah in July 2003 to be closer to their family.

Leonard loved the outdoors, especially fishing. He had an ice house and spent many hours ice fishing in the winter. Leonard and Geralda also camped and went lake fishing in the summertime.

Survivors include his wife of nearly 62 years, Geralda, of Decorah; eight sisters and one brother, Pearl Davidson, Rueben (Donna) Anderson, Louise (David) Vander Sanden, Lorraine (Roger) Nolden all of Sun Prairie, WI, Florence Wilmot of Clarksville, IA, Arlene Hogenson of Decorah, IA, Verna (Willard) Hanson of Decorah, Ellen (Arland) Brown of Mabel, MN and Gladys (Lawrence) Hageman of Cresco, IA; a sister-in-law, Gloria Anderson of Waunakee, WI.

Leonard was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Karen; his son, Dennis; three brothers, Arnold, Clarence and Orval Anderson; three sisters-in-law, Lucille Anderson, Emma Anderson and Mabel Anderson; and four brothers-in-law, Irving Davidson, George Wilmot, Arnold Hogenson, and George Bidne.

Source: Fjelstul Funeral Home database

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