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Clay Anders Obituary
He was born on June 19, 1928, in Helena, to Arthur A. and May Loretta (Moore) Anders.
Clay received his master's degree from Montana State University, in Bozeman. He also attended East Kentucky University at Richmond, Ky. He entered the U.S. Army in January 1947, and was honorably discharged in May 1948, with the rank of corporal.
Clay and Dorothy Waltermann were married on June 21, 1955, in Columbus. He taught in East Helena for two quarters, then taught industrial arts at Western Montana College in Dillon for 32 years.
Clay loved trains and had a model train. He was an outdoorsman, hunted, biked, and snow-machined. He was a member of Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers and Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association. He loved every aspect of history, especially the heritage of Montana.
Clay was deeply involved in many activities at Western Montana College. He was a member of the Faculty Association, Montana Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. He served as chairman of the industrial arts department and was advisor for the Industrial Arts Club.
Clay was a kind, generous compassionate person. He had great concern for his students at Western and was dearly loved by them. He respected all things in nature, being a true environmentalist.
His parents preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy of Missoula; daughter, Julie (Keith) Parker of Missoula; sons, Kevin (Denise) Anders of Billings, Paul (Jennifer) Anders of Olympia, Wash.; stepmother, Grace Anders of Helena; sister, Joan Anders (Bill Smith) of California; and six grandchildren, Jenny and Jacque Burgstrom, Lynn and Cory Parker and Kate and Molly Anders.
Memorial services will be held at the Hagler-Anderson Chapel in Helena today, Sept. 8, at 10:30 a.m. with military honors following. Memorials are asked to Montana Nature Conservancy, Centennial Sandhill Reserve and the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
Express condolences at http://www.legacy.com/HelenaIR/.
Memories and Condolences
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Paul & Margaret Holmgren
September 9, 2007
Dear Dorothy and family:
We are sorry to hear of the loss of your loved one. Please, know that you are in our thoughts and prayers, we pray that God will sustain you at this very difficult time.
Mike Hansen
September 9, 2007
Dorothy and family. Sorry to hear Clay passed away, but he is in a better place now.
Mike, Claude, Jacque & Leigh Hansen
Eileen Yoshina
September 9, 2007
Dear Anders family,
We know what a wonderful and special person Clay was. Much love to you all--you are in our thoughts!
The Yoshina Grant family
Kristi, Chris, Jasper & Satchel Sogn
September 8, 2007
Dear Anders Family:
We are so sorry to learn of Clay's passing. Please know that you are all in our thoughts during this very hard time.
Kristi, Chris, Jasper and Satchel Sogn
Darlene (Miller) Scott
September 8, 2007
Dorothy and Kids, I am so saddend to hear of Clay's passing. He was such a kind person, and was always one of my favorite relatives. I always wished that we had lived closer. I used to love hearing my Dad, Howard and Clay talk about past experiences at family gatherings.I can still see the big smiles on their faces. I think they had some great times together.You have my deepest sympathy.
Myrna Summers
September 8, 2007
Mrs. Anders & Family, Your husband/father was my teacher for a short time in East Helena. He was such a caring person and I have often wondered through the years what had happened to him, so I was very sad to read that he had passed away. He cared about each one of us individually and was a truly remarkable person. He will always be the young man I knew in my mind. You can be very proud...he made such an impression on me it has lasted over 50 years!!
You are all in my prayers.
Myrna Davison Summers
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