Louise Anderson Obituary

Louise Roberts Anderson Oct. 27, 1929 - Dec. 24, 2011 After a short illness Grace Louise (Roberts) Anderson, a lifelong Berkeley resident, died peacefully at home in the circle of her family. She was the daughter of Walter and Zilpha Roberts. Louise was a graduate of Lewis and Clark College. In 1951, Louise met her future husband, Bill, while skiing at Sugar Bowl. After they were married they fulfilled their dream of having a mountain cabin at Serene Lakes, where for over forty years Louise was a gracious hostess to friends and family. Louise enjoyed downhill and cross country skiing as well as hiking in the Donner Summit area admiring seasonal wildflowers. She served on the board of the Serene Lakes Property Owners Association, actively volunteering at their annual events. Louise was a dedicated volunteer in the Berkeley Public Schools, the Bay Area Council of Camp Fire Girls, Alta Bates Hospital Cancer Center, and the Oakland Museum's White Elephant Sale. She was a founding member of the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarians, directing the Religious Education program. Louise worked at the Nature Company in Berkeley. Throughout her life Louise participated in the arts. She danced at the Temple of the Wings, was a member of the Berkeley Folk Dancers and studied Greek dancing. She attended and appreciated dance performances, theatre, opera, and rock concerts. Her passions also included tennis, travel and raising a succession of English Springer Spaniel companions. She enjoyed her book club and read voraciously. Louise is survived by her four children and their spouses, Donald (Julie) Anderson of Berkeley, Jennifer (Mark) Glenesk of Templeton, Jean (Michael) Fournier of Truckee and Matthew (Genevieve) Anderson of London, England. Louise had a close relationship with each of her eight grandchildren, Ian and Camille Anderson, Alison and Bonnie Glenesk, Avery Fournier, and Graham, Georgia, and Bryn Anderson. In addition, Louise opened her home to numerous international students who became family. Friends and family will miss her listening, encouragement, enthusiasm and sense of humor. A celebration of Louise's life will be held on February 18, 2012 at 1:00 at the Hillside Club in Berkeley, 2286 Cedar Street. Memorial donations may be made to the Truckee Donner Land Trust at P.O. Box 8816, Truckee, CA 96162 or www.tdlandtrust.org

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Published by San Francisco Chronicle from Jan. 3 to Jan. 4, 2012.

Memories and Condolences
for Louise Anderson

4 Entries

Steve Tarantino

February 2, 2012

Anderson Family - I worked with Bill for 14 years at Kennedy Engineers and enjoyed knowing Louise through Bill during those years. Please accept my heartfelt condolences and that they both had a positive and fruitful life.

Steve Tarantino

The old church in Vallentuna, Sweden

Ami and Lars Lekander

January 20, 2012

Our first contact with Louise was when she took our son under her wings when he came to Berkeley as a Swedish student. It did not take long before we,as parents, were introduced and invited to her and Bill´s place in Serene Lakes.

Our friendship grew deeper and we found that we had a lot in common. Always curious, she and Bill visited Sweden and liked to be taken around.

Our community has an old church from the 12th century and we will always remember her curiosity when we visited the old church. She wanted to spend enough time to carefully watch both the exterior and the inside of the church with the old paintings and coat-of-arms.

Ami and Lars Lekander

Louise on the slopes!!

Mark Glenesk

January 4, 2012

Louise Anderson was a wonderful mother, mother-in-law, and the beloved "granny" of eight fortunate grandchildren. I will always remember Louise with love and joy. She was graceful and gracious in all ways.

She was the greatest! Whenever we got together over the past thirty years there was always good food, good times, and loads of fun. Louise was never one to shy away from a challenge whether it be a new job, developing technology, a especially tricky recipe, or even a steep hill and a sled.

"Tears in times like these are the memories of a life, laughter, and love."

Cathie Kosel

January 4, 2012

There was a lot to like about Louise...she was gracious, kind, intelligent, a good sport and fun to be around. She was persistent and strong, a good cook, and she was devoted to her family. Many people will miss her gentle smile. My sincere condolences to her children and grandchildren.

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