Jean Anderson

JEAN ANDERSON, 84 ROCKFORD - Jean Lois Anderson, 84, of Rockford died at 8:25 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, at P.A. Peterson Center for Health with her daughters at her side. Born Nov. 22, 1927, in Rockford, daughter of Melvin and Ethel (Gibson) Lindaas. Graduate of East High School in 1945, SwedishAmerican Hospital School of Nursing in 1948, and Western Reserve University in 1957 with a B.S. degree in nursing. She married Richard C. Anderson on July 12, 1958, in Rockford; he died Feb. 13, 2005. Jean was the Assistant Director of Nursing for Rockford Memorial Hospital, an instructor at RMH School of Nursing and a home health coordinator for Visiting Nurses Association, retiring in 1989. She was a charter member of St. Mark Lutheran Church, where she participated in ELCW and Rebecca Circle. Jean was also one of the founding members of Northern Illinois Hospice and served on their original board of directors. She is survived by daughters, Jodi (Michael) Meinert of Rockford and Lori (David) Wernicke of Racine, Wis.; grandchildren, Benjamin, Jacob and Rachel Meinert, Sydney and Julia Wernicke; brother, Don Lindaas of Roscoe; several nieces, nephews and cousins. A celebration of her life will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 675 N. Mulford Road, with Pastor Donald Lavelle officiating. Memorial visitation from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. before the service at the church. Private family burial in Scandinavian Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Northern Illinois Hospice and Grief Center, 4215 Newburg Road, Rockford IL 61108 or to St. Mark Lutheran Church. Arrangements by Olson Funeral & Cremation Services Ltd. To share a memory or condolence, please visit olsonfh.com.