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Howard Dean "Andy" Anderson, 61, died on Tuesday, August 6, 2002.

Funeral services were held on Friday, August 9, at the United Methodist Church in Klemme, with Pastor Paddy Druhl officiating. Organist was Madelyn Priebe and soloist was Lance Arnold.

Honorary bearers were his Winnebago Industries co-workers. Active bearers were Harold Anderson, Seth Priebe, Ken Weiland, Harlan Block, Bob Sheriff and Danny Sobeck. Ushers were Arlyn Waddingham and Raymond Schoenwetter. Private family interment was in the Amsterdam Cemetery near Goodell.

Howard Dean Anderson, was born on April 19, 1941, on his parents' farm in rural Hancock County, the son of Elmer and Esther (Harberts) Anderson. He graduated from the Klemme High School in 1958. Howard had been a farmer for most of his life, farming on the family farm north of Goodell. For the past six years, he had been employed in the sawmill division at Winnebago Industries in Forest City. Howard had also done some carpentry work over the years.

Howard was united in marriage to Sherri Krueger on January 14, 1984, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Since their marriage, the couple had lived and raised their daughters on the farm at Goodell. During his life, Howard had been a devoted husband and father. His daughters were his pride and joy. He followed them and supported them in any activity or function in which they were involved. He never said "no" to anything that they needed his assistance in doing. He always placed the needs of others in front of his own.

Howard enjoyed caring for the animals the family raised on the farm and caring for the many trees he and his wife had planted on the land. A favorite pastime was going cruising in his 1969 Plymouth convertible. He was a life long member of the United Methodist Church in Klemme.

Preceding him in death were his parents; infant sister, Shirley; one sister-in-law, Ann (Mrs. Harry) Anderson; one brother-in-law, Maynard Smith; and two nephews, Brian Anderson and Paul Smith.

Those left to cherish the memory of his life include his wife, Sherri Anderson; three daughters, Brooke, Hannah and Kaitlin, all of rural Goodell; three brothers, Harlan and his wife, Loretta Anderson of Alexander, Harry Anderson of Klemme and Harley Anderson of Arvada, Colorado; three sisters, Ruby Smith of Mason City, Ila Mae Donnelly and her husband, Dave of Arvada, Colorado and Leila Wilhelm and her husband Keith of Phoenix, Arizona; and many nieces and nephews.
 

source: ©Belmond Independent

 

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