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Gregory Alan "Greg" Anderson

1958 - 2026

BORN

1958

DIED

2026

UPCOMING SERVICE

Celebration Of Life

Feb. 22, 2026

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Elkader Fire Station

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Gregory Anderson Obituary

ELKADER - Gregory "Greg" Alan Anderson passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. He was born Feb. 1, 1958, to Merlin and Lenora Mae (Possehl) Anderson. He graduated from Central Community School in 1976, and married Dawn Larson Feb. 21, 1976. He was a start-to-finish contractor and owned Anderson Construction. His wife Dawn survives, along with children Travis (Tammy), and Melinda (Chad) Nelson, brothers, Mike (Donna) of Elkader, and Danny (Kathy) of Pine Island, Minn., mother-in-law Rita Larson, Elkader, extended family and close friends.
A Celebration of Life will be held 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Elkader Fire Station in Elkader, where there will be a Last Call and Last Ride at 4 p.m. Inurnment will be at a later date.
Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Elkader is in charge of arrangements.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Oelwein Daily Register on Feb. 19, 2026.

Memorial Events
for Gregory Anderson

Feb

22

Celebration of Life

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Elkader Fire Station

Elkader, IA

Funeral services provided by:

Leonard-Grau Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Elkader

405 N 1st St, Elkader, IA 52043

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