David Anderson Obituary

Beloved husband, brother, uncle and friend David M. Anderson, passed away in Idaho Falls, Idaho after a short illness at age 91, on Sunday July 15, 2018.

Dave was born June 25, 1927 in Ogden, Utah to Ferrell and Ethel Anderson. He was the second of 6 children born to the Anderson family. In 1934 the Anderson’s moved to Glendive, Montana from Utah and opened a department store.  Dave and all of his siblings worked in Anderson’s Store with their father. As a teenager, he worked for the forest service in Idaho and severely burned his legs and feet, making him unable to serve during World War II. 

Dave attended Utah State Agricultural College (currently Utah State University) where he met his sweetheart Dorothy Rae Siddoway at a fraternity dance. They were married June 2, 1948 in the Salt Lake City Temple.   Following their marriage Dave went to work with his Dad and Uncle Lorin in the mercantile business. Dave and Dorothy made their home in Miles City, where Dave managed the Miles City Anderson’s store for the next 10 years. In 1958 they moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho where they opened Ferrell’s Department Store, a clothing store named after Dave’s father. Dave was a natural at running a business. He has an amazing ability to befriend anyone and everyone, and those lucky enough to talk to Dave walked away feeling like they’d made a friend. Ferrell’s is still in operation and a successful business to this day.

In their early years in Idaho Falls Dave and Dorothy would spend weekends skiing, fishing or hunting with friends. Dave was a people person and could make friends, young or old, wherever he went, even if that was just going to his favorite grocery store WinCo. His easy going, light hearted nature made people gravitate toward him, especially kids, and he was well loved and known by many in his neighborhood. He would go out of his way to visit with most anyone he happened to meet, simply because he loved talking to people. His own nieces and nephews loved their Uncle Dave, and they knew that time spent with him would include lots of laughter.

Dave and Dorothy loved to square dance and would often go with their square dancing group to exotic places throughout the world. He commented on their trip to China that they were the first ones to square dance on the Great Wall of China. They both enjoyed working in their beautiful yard and spent many hours together making it a beautiful, peaceful place.  Anyone who visited their home and spent time in their yard will attest to the care to detail and beauty of it. It was not uncommon for them to plant up to 600 plants in one season.  Dave was an avid golfer and enjoyed spending time on the golf course.  Dave was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in church callings and also served many people in their community. 

After Dave retired, he and Dorothy spent their winters in Mesa, Arizona.  They enjoyed the warm weather, going to live performances, square dancing, and exploring the area. Dave would drop Dorothy off at the mall and he would go golfing for the afternoon while she spent the afternoon shopping. Together they loved life and they lived it.

Dave was a devoted husband to Dorothy for 70 years, and spent many of his later years patiently caring for her.  Together, they traveled the world, while often joining family in Utah.  Family was very important to Dave and Dorothy, and they were constantly attending family reunions, visiting loved ones, and going to their homes, sharing thoughtful gifts and fun stories, whether about their travels or anecdotes or about other friends or loved ones. Dave would say he did it all and enjoyed it.

David was preceded in death by his parents Ferrell and Ethel Anderson; his brother Dick, brothers-in-laws Stanley Thayne, Arky Smith, Richard Hardy and Len Fuqua, and sister-in-laws Beverly Merkley and Marilyn Hacking.

Dave is survived by his wife, Dorothy; sisters Jeanne Thayne of Orem, Utah; Marilyn Smith of Golden, Colorado; Janet Hardy of Lake Almanor, California and Carole Fuqua of Billings, Montana; sister-in-law, Mary Anderson of Chubbuck, Idaho,  brother-in-law Jim Siddoway of Vernal, Utah and many beloved nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank all of the friends and neighbors who supported and loved Dave and Dorothy in Idaho Falls.

Funeral services will be held at the Ashley Valley Funeral Home in Vernal, Utah, Saturday July 21 at 11:00am with a viewing prior to the services from 9:45am to 10:45am. Interment will be at the Vernal Memorial Park following the service.

Now David is Gone, Too!

My brother Dave passed away yesterday evening.  I had called him at what was to be his new home for the next month or so,  on Thursday.  They were going to be living in a senior care home until he recuperated from his recent Pacemaker operation.  He was very stressed and talking so rapidly I could hardly understand him.  He said he had so many things to learn and he was concerned about Dorothy and the care she had while he was gone.

He has been the chief cook and bottlewasher etc. at their home for a long time.  Earlier in the week he had complained about how well he had everything planned and now things were not happening according to plan and he was upset.  At any rate he was so stressed I decided to give him a couple days to get used to the place before I called back.

Sunday when I called he was on his way to the hospital.  He had not felt well in the morning and finally decided he needed to go to the Emergency Room.  He must have felt really bad because Dave stayed away from Drs and hospitals as much as possible.  However, by the time he got there, there wasn't much to do but take tests and the conclusion was when he died a couple hours later that sepsis had set in.  He lived a long healthy life for most of his life.  He did well.  Jake, his friend, was fixing the sprinklers at Dave's house and then went to the hospital and was there when he died.  Helen, the next door neighbor, decided to go to the hospital to see what was happening, as all Dave's family had gone back to Vernal.  She called me with the news that he did not look well at all, he did not even want to open his eyes.

Dave was always the tease, always trying to make you laugh.  When we had the church cottage meetings in our home I was the one to do the Sacrament Gem.  I had to stand and recite this little rhyme.  While I was talking he was doing something behind my back that he thought would make me start giggling, anything to make me start giggling.  Mom was always after him for teasing one of us it seemed.  Funny other memories I have like climbing up into the attic with David when I was only about 5 or 6.  He figured out that he could push the small window open and reach snow on the roof and throw it on the heads of those who passed below.  He was always looking for some kind of mischief.  Of course, there was the time I fell asleep on the toilet, (really young, say 4) and I awoke to Dave and my sisters and their friends all looking at me...as the story goes Dave charged money for them to come and see me.  We all remember the Kayo doll he got for Christmas but now I do not remember who Kayo was or why he would want the doll.  I will have to search that on the internet.

Me in the bonnet, Dave on the side.  I don't remember Dave ever doing anything mean or unkind to anyone, just a tease and looking for mischief when we were all young.

I just had a memory of the record that Dave played over and over and over the summer after he met Dorothy at Utah State.  It was "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now".  In those days we had one record player and it was in the living room and no tv, of course, so the record could go on and on and on...and it did.

Dave married Dorothy and never completed college.  Instead, he was to work in the Miles City Andersons Store and they had an apartment above.  He was actually a great store manager and was eventually given the new Ferrell's to run in Idaho Falls.  Our uncle Lorin built them a home and they have lived in that home ever since.  They were never able to have children for some reason and have spent their life square dancing, travelling, going back and forth to Arizona, golfing, for Dave, and Dave always had lots of friends.  He was frugal but Dorothy could have about anything she wanted, if at all possible.  They attended church faithfully and David said they had the record for the most sealings at the Temple.  I think they had a happy life.

Dorothy made lots of Book of Remembrances and Dave helped her get all the information she needed and supplies, etc.

David used to like to go hunting with Dad but he gave up any interest in the cabin years ago.  They preferred to go to hotels when they travelled and they did a fair amount of travelling.  I especially remember him telling us about their trip to China and he, of course, was fascinated with the children peeing in the streets.

I always liked this picture of Mom and Dave.  When you think about you really don't live very long with your siblings here on earth.  Dave was 5 1/2 years older than me so I lived with him about 15 years and then it is phone calls or seeing them at weddings, funerals, family reunions.  Dave was always faithful about sending birthday cards and phoning on your birthday.  Even when I was traveling with SBA he knew my cell phone and made that call.  He also realized that Carole and I will not have any income in our post working days and was arranging for Carole and I to share the profits from his house being sold after he dies.  He was sure Dorothy would die first and would not need the money.  That will be nice if it happens.   We did not see each other very often but he was a caring brother.  It is fun to just think about those early family memories, a treasure of our life.  In fact, they say we add details to our memories as we age.  I can remember very vividly being in the car with him when we were at a farm or? and Dave thought he had to drive under the one clothesline for some reason and I was worried our car was too tall.  I can still see him duck as we went under and I thought that was so funny but we did not pull the clothesline down.  Now why were we at a farm and why were we driving under a clothesline??? Fact or fiction, I don't know, but it is a memory I have had for years.

He looks pretty pleased with himself I think.

Lovely Marissa at the Beach

Beautiful Meagan

Meagan and some friends made floral wreaths ... so pretty.

Lovely Granddaughter Amy

Hubby takes a pix of his wife Amy

Keira Did It!!

Masseys Celebrating the 4th of July

Celebrating the 4th

On my hammock!

 and on my deck

Tanner and Marissa in Des Moines

At the Fair for the 4th of July

They have a darling new apartment in Des Moines where Tanner is going to med school as a Lt in the Air Force and Marissa is a nurse in the Neonatal area (?) of the hospital.  They are doing well, so young and so far along in their careers.

Scenic Pix with Masseys in Utah

My Beautiful Daughters

Linda with Granddaughter Molly

Linda and Gary Celebrating Life

Maria and Linda at Lunch

Maria and Johnny looking classy

Our Swedish Ancestors, part 1

One of our distant cousins who also descended from Anders Pettersson has posted a video on You Tube about his life .  If you are interested you can click it here.  Anders Pettersson was the father of Carl August Anderson, who was the Father of Martin E Anderson, who was the father of Carl Ferrell Anderson, my father.  You can also click to this link by clicking on "Our Swedish Ancestors, part l" listed on the righty side of this blog.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfgCOcBTf_0

Masseys at a Wedding in Vail

Obituary for Deloris

Deloris Siverts Anderson

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Deloris Siverts Anderson, age 85, of Orem, Utah passed away on Thursday, June 7, 2018.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at a private family home in Provo, Utah.

Born in Glendive in 1932, DeLoris spent the Depression in Baker, Mont. and WWII in Superior, Wis. Back in Glendive for her high school and junior college days, DeLoris excelled in softball, basketball and tennis. She worked as draftsman to pay for her degree in Physical Education at Montana State University where she was a star athlete in tennis and badminton. DeLoris taught in Del Norte, Colo. and Lewistown, Mont. In Lewistown, she married her golfing buddy, educator George Anderson. They moved to Salinas, Calif. where they raised two children. When the couple was not immersed in Salinas High sporting events, George and DeLoris played tennis or golf. They coached First Tee, helping young folks learn the craft of golf and art of persistence.

Deloris is preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Elsie (Bren) Siverts; brother, Donald Siverts; and husband, George Anderson.

Deloris is survived by her children, Lori Anderson Moseman and Tom Moseman of New Paltz, N.Y., Mark Anderson and Michele White of New Orleans, La.; and siblings, Alyce Siverts Johnson of Provo, Utah, and Audree Siverts of Glendive.

If desired, memorials may be made to National Kidney Association
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These are some high school pictures with Deloris in them.

Tanner is a Lieutenant in the Air Force

Wild Daisies Finally Bloom

The daisies at the street on both sides of the driveway 

and the daisies in the backyard have finally bloomed.  Why are they so late, so much rain???