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Elizabeth Anderson Obituary

ANDERSON (HOCKENHULL) ELIZABETH M. 85, of Elton Rd., West Yarmouth, MA, died Monday in Medway County Manor, Medway, MA. She was the wife of the late Stafford N. Anderson. They were married April, 1945.

Born in Warwick, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Jane E. (Lambert) Hockenhull.

Mrs. Anderson was a veteran of The United States Marine Corps.

She had been employed as a bookkeeper with Suburban Gas in Hyannis for thirteen years, and then as a cashier in the cafeteria of Dennis - Yarmouth Regional High School for sixteen years, retiring in 1984.

She was a graduate of James T. Lockwood High School, class of 1940 and was a member of St. David Episcopal Church, South Yarmouth.

She is survived by a son Andrew S. Anderson of Medway, MA; a sister Estelle A. French of Warwick; and two granddaughters Sheilagh and Meghan Anderson. She was the sister of the late Albert E., John C. and Robert H. Hockenhull, Ellen A. Almberg, and Gertrude A. Austin.

Her funeral will be held Saturday at 9:00 am from THE URQUHART-MURPHY FUNERAL HOME, 800 Greenwich Avenue, Rt. 5, Greenwood, Warwick (Exit 12A on I-95) with a Requiem Eucharist at 10:00 am in All Saints Episcopal Church, 111 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick. Burial will follow in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Warwick. Relatives and friends are invited and may call Friday 4-8 pm. In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory to the American Heart Association, 396 Main St., Suite 14, Hyannis, MA 02601 would be appreciated. www.murphyfuneralhomes.org.

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Published by The Providence Journal on Dec. 5, 2007.

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