Louisa Anderson

ANDERSON, Louisa Alice Alice Anderson died peacefully at the Osgoode Township Care Centre on Monday, May 12, 2008. She was born in Rathwell, Manitoba on March 9, 1910. Her family moved to Stonewall, Manitoba where she attended school. In 1936 she moved to Ottawa where she worked for the Department of Finance until her retirement in 1975. Alice was predeceased by her parents, Archdeacon Jacob and Edith Anderson, her sisters, Kathleen (Kay) Oliver and Ellen McKenzie, her brother, Bishop John Ogle Anderson, her niece, Edith Kerr. She is survived by her nieces and nephews: John and Robert (Bud) Oliver, Ross McKenzie, Mary Rushton, Elizabeth LeMaistre, David Anderson and their families. Her extended family was very important to her and her presence at all family gatherings was treasured. Alice Anderson was a faithful member of the Cathedral Parish of Christ Church in Ottawa. Her retirement was filled with church and volunteer work, travel, needlework and music until she was no longer able to participate in these activities. A Memorial Service will be held at Christ Church Cathedral, 420 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Thursday May 22, 2008 at 11 a.m. The ashes will be interred in the family plot in St. Clement's Churchyard, Mapleton, MB at a later date. Her family expresses gratitude to the Osgoode Township Care Centre in Metcalfe, ON for the compassionate care she received during her stay there. Flowers are gratefully declined; instead the family suggests that friends make a donation to the Osgoode Township Care Centre at 7650 Snake Island Road, Metcalfe ON, K0A 2P0 or to The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund, c/o Christ Church Cathedral, 439 Queen St., Ottawa, ON K1R 5A6