Wasco-Marion County OR Archives Obituaries.....Anderson, Arda Jean December 22, 2003 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com March 23, 2006, 11:15 am The Dalles Chronicle, December 24, 2003 Arda Jean Anderson, 73, a resident of The Dalles, died Monday, Dec. 22, 2003 at a local convalescent center. She was born in Quinter, Kansas, on Jan. 11, 1930, the 11th of 14 children to Lovell and Lillian (Merklin) Anderson. The family moved to Oregon in 1935, and she was raised in Salem. She came to The Dalles in 1962. She worked as an electronics sub-assembly person at the Columbia Gorge Center for a number of years. She enjoyed needlework, stuffed animals, and singing. She attended church at the Life in Christ Center and loved the music there. Survivors include her twin sister, June Brown, The Dalles; sisters Rubye Gilkerson and Naomi Orcutt, Hood River; and Rosalie Tibbles, Keizer. Also surviving are two brothers, Sam Anderson, Eugene; and Larry Anderson, Lake Havasu, Ariz.; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and by one brother and five sisters. No public services will be held; the family will observe private ceremonies of remembrance. Arrangements are by Columbia Cremation & Burial. Memorial contributions may be made to the Columbia Gorge Center or to Special Olympics, c/o Columbia Cremation & Burial, 1012 Trevitt Street, The Dalles, OR 97058. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chroicle, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/a/anderson499gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb