Odessa
Anderson, 91
Thief
River Falls - Odessa Anderson, 91, died on
Saturday, May 3, 2003 at the CNC Unit of Northwest
Medical Center in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held on Tuesday, May 6 at Oak Ridge
Lutheran Church in rural Thief River Falls with the
Rev. Luther Peterson officiating. Louise Solseng
was the organist and Tiffany Sorenson was the
soloist. Casketbearers were Duane Olson, Inar
Mikkelson, Myles Koop, Kyle Anderson, Keith
Anderson and Robby Anderson. Interment was in Oak
Ridge Church Cemetery.
Odessa
May Buckels was born on September 8, 1911, the
daughter of Alvat and Bertha (Malina) Peterson, in
Liberty Township of Hamilton County, Iowa. She was
baptized and confirmed in the Federated Church.
When she was five years old, the family moved to
Lakota, Iowa, where Odessa attended school. In
1929, she graduated from Lakota High School with
honors. For a few years, she did domestic work and
worked on the family farm.
On
October 10, 1932, Odessa was united in marriage to
Albert "Andy" G. Anderson in Algona, Iowa. The
couple lived in Lakota and Forest City and then
moved to Los Angeles, Calif., where they lived for
five years. In 1939, they moved to Thief River
Falls and lived in Sanders Township. Odessa clerked
for her husband's sales and raised her family. She
was a member of Oak Ridge Lutheran
Church.
Survivors
include a daughter, Patricia (James) Lower of
Wheatfield, Ind.; nine grandchildren; 19
great-grandchildren; and daughters-in-law, Bev
Ranum of Thief River Falls and Janice Anderson of
Metairie, La.
Odessa
was preceded in death by her husband, Andy; sons,
James and Larry; a granddaughter; sister, Esther
Zimmerman; and brother, Clifton.
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