Lynn ANDERSON

ANDERSON, BERKLAND, KLECKNER, WEIR

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/9/2008 at 11:15:00

Lake Villa Review (IL)
March 27, 2008

Lynn Anderson, 67, of Antioch, Illinois died March 18 at his home. He was born Aug. 26, 1940 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the son of the late Leonard and Nellie (Berkland) Anderson, living in Alma, Michigan before moving to Antioch in 1975. Mr. Anderson graduated from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa with a bachelor of science degree in 1962, The University of Iowa with a Masters Degree in Chemistry in 1966 and his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1970. He worked for the St. Clair Oil Research in Harvey, Ill. The Michigan Chemical Corporation in St. Louis, Mich., where he held several patents, and the Stepan Chemical in Northbrook. He had taught and lectured at the University of Wisconsin Parkside, Kenosha, Wis., and formerly at Triton College at the University of Iowa. He was an associate member of the Ullensvang Lutheran Church in Thor, Iowa and a member of the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, McHenry, Ill. He was an avid Bow Hunter and Sportsman.

On June 29, 1968 he married Sandra Kleckner in St. Ansgar, Iowa. Survivors include his wife, Sandy; his son, Eric Anderson of Richmond, Ill.; and daughter, Karen (Todd) Weir of Wonder Lake, Ill.

Funeral Services were held March 21 at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, McHenry. Interment followed in Hillside Cemetery, Antioch. Donations may be made to the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church or the Ullensvang Lutheran Church, in his memory. Funeral arrangements were made with Strang Funeral Home, Antioch.