JoAnne Louise Anderson

JoAnne Louise Anderson, beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend, joined her Lord on June 3, 2024 in Vancouver Washington at the age of 89. JoAnne was born October 27, 1934 in Clyde, Kansas to Reynold and Helen Danielson. She attended a one room schoolhouse and then graduated as Valedictorian of Clyde High School, Class of 1952. She attended Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, and business school in Topeka and Kansas State University. JoAnne married Roger Anderson on January 31, 1954 in rural Kansas. Roger was in the Navy stationed in Southern California at the time and then completed three cruises on aircraft carriers. JoAnne worked for two doctors, the Farm Bureau, and a druggist to allow Roger to graduate from Kansas State University in 1959.

After Roger's graduation, he was sent to many states for elevator management and JoAnne took secretarial jobs all along the way. They maintained their membership in church, Order of Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile as Queen in Portland, Oregon, then Philanthropic Educational Organization, (PEO). JoAnne enjoyed meeting new people, water skiing, tennis, bowling, bridge, all her pets and her ten years volunteering at Shriners Children's Hospital in Portland, Oregon.

JoAnne was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Linda and her husband of 65 years, Roger. She is survived by her son and daughter, Kyle and Kyston, and her other son Paul, all of Portland, Oregon. JoAnne is Aunt to Michael McCartney, Becky Anderson and their families of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Memorial Services will be held at 4:00PM Saturday, June 22, 2024, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 8310 MacArthur Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98664.

*NW corner of South Lieser Road and MacArthur Blvd*

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be sent to Shriners Children's Hospital, 3101 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239.

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