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Fern Anderson, 77

Sioux Falls, S.D. - Fern L. Anderson, 77, died on Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Funeral services were held on Friday, September 27 at Ramsey Baptist Church in rural Montrose, S.D. with Rev. Al Nasman officiating. Marilyn Olinger was the organist. A duet was sung by Loren and LaVonne Norberg and the soloist was Lenice Wingen. Casketbearers were Brad Judstra, Eric VanEmmerick, John Oyen, Raymond Anderson, Isaac Anderson, Bill Anderson, Jeff Anderson and David Oyen. Interment was in the Ramsey Baptist Church Cemetery.

Fern L. Bach was born on April 21, 1925, the daughter of Kristen and Myrthe (Jokumsen) Bach in Colman, S.D. She grew up in the Colman-Trent, S.D. area, graduated from Egan High School and attended Nettleton College in Sioux Falls, S.D. She worked for several years in Sioux Falls as a receptionist in a doctor's office before marrying John Anderson at First Baptist Church in Sioux Falls, S.D. on January 18, 1957. The couple lived on a farm in the Salem-Montrose, S.D. area until moving into Salem, S.D. several years ago. Over the years, Fern worked as a cook at the Home Café and Colonial Manor Nursing Home and also worked at Raven Industries in Salem, S.D. and at Dakota Industries in Canistota, S.D.

Fern was an avid reader and loved to listen to music. She enjoyed bowling and bowled in a women's league for 35 years.

Survivors include her husband, John of Salem, S.D.; three sons, Ted (Karla) of Montrose, S.D., Richard (Judy) of Lake Havasu City, Ariz. and Roger (Melodee) of Grand Island, Neb.; four daughters, Lorraine (Charles) Judstra of Sioux Falls, S.D., Christine (Gerald) VanEmmerik of Red Lake Falls, Mariann (Charles) Oyen of Salem, S.D. and Sharon (John) Perez of Sacramento, Calif.; 28 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Jens Bach of Thief River Falls and Walter Bach of Flandreau, S.D.; and three sisters, Rose Peterson of Granada Hills, Calif., Evelyn Savellano of Los Angeles, Calif. and Violet Kramer of Flandreau, S.D.

Fern was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Elmo; and a grandson. A00003B2002OT02

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