Rev. William Reinhold Anderson

ANDERSON, Reverend William Reinhold 94, of Allendale Road, Newport, Vermont died of natural causes on January 25, 2010 in his home attended by family. He was born, William Reinhold Anderson in Medford, Massachusetts to William and Nora (Murphy) Anderson on November 29, 1915. He graduated from St. John's High School in Cambridge in 1936. He attended Boston College and studied for the priesthood at St. John's seminary in Brighton. He was ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church on May 1, 1942 at Holy Cross Cathedral in Boston. He served as a priest in the Archdiocese of Boston until his retirement on July 1, 1989. He served the following assignments during his liturgical career: 1942 to 1944, St. Ann's, Peabody; 1944 to 1945, St. Joseph's, East Boston; 1946 to 1948, Academy of the Assumption, Wellesley; 1948 to 1949, Academy of St. Joseph, Brighton; 1949 to 1957, St. Margaret's, Burlington; 1957 to 1958 St. Thomas More, Braintree; 1958 to 1959, St. Andrew's, North Billerica; 1959 to 1968, St. Margaret's, Burlington; 1968 to 1971, St. Ann's, West Newbury; 1971 to 1976, St. Catherine's, Charlestown 1976 to 1989, St. Camillus, Arlington. He was predeceased by six siblings, most recently Ruth Anderson and Alfred Anderson with whom he resided during his early retirement in Plymouth, MA, and after moving to Newport, Vermont in 1994. He is survived by a brother, Neil Anderson and his wife Anne of Sun City Center, Florida; a niece, Neila Anderson-Decelles and her husband Paul of Newport, VT; three nephews William J. Anderson and his wife Kathleen of Brockton, MA; Paul Anderson of Brewster, MA and Sean Anderson of Pocasset, MA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Camillus in Arlington, MA on Monday, February 1st at 11AM. Father Anderson's body will be received at St. Camillus church on Sunday at 4PM. The body will lie in state until 7PM. Friends and acquaintances may call during this time.