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Helen Anderson Obituary

In Amherst, NY April 25, 2003; wife of the late Arnold Anderson; beloved mother of Susan (Kenneth) Butka and the late Arnold W. and Karen A. Anderson; grandmother of Kristin Butka and Erica Anderson; sister of Marjorie Lawjack and the late Jean Smith and Dorothy Lawjack. Family will receive friends Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME, INC, 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst, NY, where prayers will be offered, Monday at 9 AM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial from Christ the King R.C. Church at 9:30 AM.

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Published by Buffalo News from Apr. 26 to Apr. 27, 2003.

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