Elsa Marie Anderson

Elsa Marie Anderson was born to John and Ida Ericson of Menahga on October 18, 1906. She died February 6, 2012 at the Green Pine Acres Nursing Home in Menahga in the presence of family. She was preceded in death by her parents and baby brother Joseph, her husband Richard Anderson, and grandson Eowyn Anderson. A beloved teacher for over thirty years, she taught in rural Wadena County in the 1930’s, in Elgin, Illinois in the 1940’s and 50’s, and at Menahga Elementary in the 1960’s and 70’s. She is survived by two sons: John and his wife Jeannie of Mesa Arizona, and James and his wife Julia of Sacramento California, and by seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren. Memorial Services will be held 3:00 PM Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the Menahga United Methodist Church in Menahga with Pastor Steven Koehne officiating. Inurnment will be next to her husband in the Menahga City Cemetery at a later date.