Floyd Bartlett "Andy" ANDERSON

ANDERSON, QUEARY, MCKENNA, MARTIN, FREDRICKSON, HOVELAND, JENSEN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 3/18/2007 at 14:09:19

FLOYD BARTLETT ANDERSON
23 AUG 1907 -- 9 JUL 1994

FLOYD BARTLETT "ANDY" ANDERSON WAS BORN ON AUGUST 23, 1907, THE SON OF WILLIAM & NINA QUEARY ANDERSON, AT RENWICK, IA. HE RECEIVED HIS EDUCATION IN THE RENWICK SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND LATER GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AT FORT DODGE, IA AND THE EXTENDED EDUCATION PROGRAM. HE ALSO EARNED CERTIFICATION IN THE NATIONAL RADIO INSTITUTE COURSE OF WASHIGNTON, D.C. HE WAS A PIONEER RADIO TECHNICIAN. HE WAS UNITED IN MARRIAGE TO CATHERINE McKENNA ON FEBRUARY 8, 1937, AT THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN EAGLE GROVE, IA. THE COUPLE MADE THEIR HOME IN RENWICK. HE WAS IN THE RADIO REPAIR BUSINESS WHILE IN RENWICK, AND ALSO RAN THE THEATRE PROJECTION SYSTEM FOR MANY YEARS. THE COUPLE MOVED TO EAGLE GROVE, IN 1940 WHERE FLOYD OWNED AND OPERATED A RADIO AND T.V. REPAIR SHOP. HE RETIRED IN 1979. FOR 44 YEARS, FLOYD WAS IN CHARGE OF THE WRIGHT COUNTY FAIR SOUND SYSTEM.

FLOYD BARTLRTT ANDERSON PASSED AWAY AT TRINITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN FORT DODGE, IA FOLLOWING A SHORT ILLNESS. HE HAD ATTAINED THE AGE OF 86 YEARS, 10 MONTHS, AND 16 DAYS. HE LEAVES IN PASSING HIS SON THOMAS F. ANDERSON AND WIFE JULIE OF EAGLE GROVE; AND DAUGHTER MARILYN ANDERSON ALSO OF EAGLE GROVE; TWO GRANDCHILDREN PATRICIA A. (MRS. CHARLES) FREDRICKSON OF BONDURANT, AND THOMAS F. ANDERSON JR. AND WIFE JULI OF EAGLE GROVE, AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN- ANDREW FREDRICKSON AND BRITTNEY & ALYSSA ANDERSON. ALSO SURVIVING IS FLOYD'S NIECE HELEN HOVELAND OF KANAWHA, IA; AND BROTHER-N-LAW THOMAS McKENNA OF GLEN ELLYN, IL. FLOYD WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS; WIFE CATHERINE; AND A SISTER, PEARL JENSEN.

HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN EAGLE GROVE, AND WAS AFFILIATED WITH THE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR MANY YEARS. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR FLOYD BARTLETT ANDERSON WERE HELD ON TUESDAY JULY 12, 1994 AT THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN EAGLE GROVE. FATHER WAYNE DROESSLER OFFICIATED AT THE 10:00 A.M. MASS OF RESURRECTION, AND BURIAL WAS IN CALVARY CATHOLIC CEMETERY IN EAGLE GROVE, IOWA. WILLIM FUNERAL HOME OF EAGLE GROVE WAS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

Eagle Grove Eagle, July 1994